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were tallying
  • past progressive of tally.

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In the wake of SVB’s stunning collapse, the first bank failure since 2020, customers, investors and financial analysts were tallying the episode’s toll.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

What came as more of a surprise as we were tallying up the data was how much trade associations are spending on advertising and promotion.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2023

Alaska election officials on Tuesday were tallying more than 50,000 ballots in a tight U.S.

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2014

A Reuters correspondent found several polling stations in Accra where fingerprint readers were not working, though other stations completed voting and were tallying ballots.

From Reuters • Dec. 7, 2012