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to give an oral or written account of in some detail
a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
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Recent Examples of recount
John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
In past interviews, Eleni Peca had recounted the 4-year-old’s desperate efforts to save his mother.
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
Georgescu's TikTok Campaign Under Scrutiny Romania's Central Election Bureau will now oversee the recount, which comes during widespread protests against Georgescu's divisive rhetoric and concerns over foreign influence in the election.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Givens said years later, her voice tense after recounting what happened.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
In past interviews, Eleni Peca had recounted the 4-year-old’s desperate efforts to save his mother.
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Even though the account bears that name, there is nothing legally compelling the campaign to use those funds on recount efforts as opposed to paying off debt, for instance.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
Georgescu's TikTok Campaign Under Scrutiny Romania's Central Election Bureau will now oversee the recount, which comes during widespread protests against Georgescu's divisive rhetoric and concerns over foreign influence in the election.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Director Franco Zeffirelli described her as big in every way — big eyes, big nose, big mouth, big body — and compared her to the Statue of Liberty.Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Al Haw described this isolation as being particularly painful.Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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The amount working-age Americans spent on health insurance through the payroll deductions has jumped nearly three times faster than wages over the past two dozen years.Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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Medicare creates considerable waste by reimbursing different amounts of money for the same services rendered at different types of health care facilities.David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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The client ended up being Joy Klein, who told Costanza to take a trip to Treasures 4 Teachers.Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Law enforcement has yet to release her name, but family members told IFD that the woman lived alone and was checked on daily.Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2024
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Throughout December, the city usually receives a total of 4.3 inches of rain, Hrencecin said.Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Over its seven-season run, the series received a total of seven Emmys, a Peabody Award and a Grammy.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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Scott, who is known for his dark humor, would narrate sequences on the microphone while filming, and even added in jokes.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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The iconic holiday special, of course, was originally narrated by Burl Ives, who also provided the voice of Sam the Snowman.Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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And on the whole, the offense has been the thing that’s mostly worked for this team through 21 games.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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On the whole, this impacts the bottom line substantially.Paul J. Noble, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Photo: Courtesy of Assouline Part oral history and part cookbook, Carbone chronicles how, exactly, their culinary empire was built out of a combination of hard work, clout, and spicy rigatoni.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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The previous owners’ daughter had started an Instagram page chronicling the historic home, which had grown to about 1,500 followers by the time the Meyers put in their offer.Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
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The complaint does not make clear what happened to the remaining sum of $50,000 that was allegedly paid by GMUF to the VII Group.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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In sum, legacy game performance was still a bit lackluster, overall; anyone wanting to play these games would probably be better off buying an older graphics card.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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