reckon with

1. Take into account, be prepared for, as in The third-party movement is a force to be reckoned with during the primaries . This usage was first recorded in 1885.

2. Deal with, as in Your lost wallet isn't the only problem we have to reckon with . Also see take into account .

Example Sentences

Yasmin Williams, a singer-songwriter who performed in September after a contentious email exchange with Grennell, said that “During my Kennedy Center show on Thursday night, a group of Tr*mp supporters boo’d me when I mentioned Ric Grenell and seemed to be there to intimidate me,” yet “playing that Malcolm X video in that space and forcing this current administration to reckon with the damage they’ve caused, while also promoting joy and the power of music to the audience … this is why I do what I do.”

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It’s time for regulators and Congress to reckon with the damage that the act has inflicted on community banks and the families that depend on them.

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The 2007-09 recession was a turning point when both Americans and policy makers started to reckon with the idea that a bachelor’s degree doesn’t always pay off.

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“I write these stories because I’m trying to sort of reckon with the AI stuff happening around us by imagining situations involving it,” Clark once said of his writing.

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I must reckon with my impetuous decision-making years earlier.

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