reckon with
Idioms-
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.
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Deal with, as in Your lost wallet isn't the only problem we have to reckon with . Also see take into account .
Example Sentences
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But even free-spending Big Tech companies have to reckon with the impact of inflation driving up borrowing costs—and that’s an even more acute pressure for ordinary consumers.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Taka's experience with ChatGPT exposed a side of him he finds it hard to reckon with.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
More than 90 local governments across the country, mostly small towns and counties, have considered or enacted limits on data-center construction, as communities reckon with the local effects of the global artificial-intelligence race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
After McVeigh got caught, news outlets had to reckon with the choices they made in the hours after the bombing.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
From here on in, he thought, if anybody like Eusebio Lavadie or Zopi Devine tried to mess with Jose Mondragon’s beanfield, they would have to reckon with Amarante Cordova first.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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