Example Sentences

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The company appended data taken from a different tabulation of losses that were oranges to our apples.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The tabulation — which can last weeks past election day — is the product, in large part, of a commendable objective: Encouraging as many people as possible to vote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

It is now urging "the electoral bodies to conduct the tabulation process in a transparent and credible manner, ensuring the traceability of polling station results".

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

Stickers could also adhere to other ballots, ripping them during tabulation and creating detritus that jams the scanners.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2024

This could be verified by tabulation, as above, but the tables get unwieldy and it’s best to accept the general proof.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos