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self-reckoning

  • a word derived from reckoning.
    reckoning
    noun
    count; computation; calculation.

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A press release said the album would see Simon revisiting familiar themes such as "love, memory, family, self-reckoning, and forgiveness, while allowing space for contradiction, ambiguity, and emotional evolution."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Words are lost and meaning drifts, but the sense of emotional urgency, of a delayed yet inevitable self-reckoning, comes through.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2024

As yet, however, no dates have been scheduled in Canada , where both Beagan and Blood feel a serious self-reckoning needs to take place.

From The Guardian Jul. 29, 2019

“Ball Four” becomes, in these moments, a book of poignant self-reckoning and a love story about baseball itself.

From Washington Post Jul. 10, 2019

Ball Four” becomes, in these moments, a book of poignant self-reckoning and a love story about baseball itself.

From Seattle Times Jul. 10, 2019