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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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Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Last month also saw the premiere of Martha, R.J. Cutler’s new Netflix documentary that recounts the events of the culinary icon’s storied life.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Alison Durkee, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Multiple recounts, reviews and audits confirmed the 2020 presidential election results were legitimate.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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The observable — qualitative or quantitative — results If there are many of these examples, there’s no need to recount each event.
—Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Last month also saw the premiere of Martha, R.J. Cutler’s new Netflix documentary that recounts the events of the culinary icon’s storied life.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Either way, the funding hierarchy places a bigger emphasis on recounts than the Harris campaign.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Multiple recounts, reviews and audits confirmed the 2020 presidential election results were legitimate.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Nope star stopped by The Tonight Show on Tuesday night (Nov. 19) to describe the scary moment to host Jimmy Fallon, complete with a pretty dead-on Nicki impersonation.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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Lynda Poe, the Operation Christmas Child drop-off team leader, described one Lake Lure church member’s harrowing survival story.Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Trump has pledged to swiftly end the war and has criticized the amount the U.S. has spent on supporting Ukraine.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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The amount remaining from the $1 million prize is $870,536.Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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Chapple told Vassos during the show that Goree's passing was the most devastating loss of his life, ScreenRant adds.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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The incident began when store management told Owusu that a man, later identified as Rosario, was behaving erratically in the store by pacing back and forth, Bishop said.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The fall cut Target’s market capitalization by $15.7 billion, leaving the company’s outstanding shares to be valued at a total of $56.2 billion.Evan Clark, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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This decision gave Bush a total of 271 electoral votes.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Actress Viola Davis narrated a new campaign video about Harris' mother, Shyamala Gopalan, who raised two daughters after immigrating to the United States at age 19.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Viola Davis narrated a Harris campaign video focusing on the vice president’s mother, Shyamala Gopalan.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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If people, including scientists, are not able to discern whether information is human- or AI-generated, the implications on health, climate research and science on the whole could be sweeping.Abby Wilson, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
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Drifting further from land as a whale swallows the sun whole.Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Its winding, disjointed, miles contain more interesting people and places than even an ambitious guidebook writer could ever hope to chronicle.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Adra’s filming begins in 2019 and stretches until 2023, chronicling the Israeli government’s attempt to evict the villagers by force, having claimed the land for a military training facility and firing range in 1981.Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Notably, the set was released on an off-cycle Monday (Oct. 28); thus, its first-week sum is from only four days of activity.Xander Zellner, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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That might not sound like a lot, but as economists like me know, small sums add up over time.Charles Sims / The Conversation, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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