reckon with
Idioms-
Take into account, be prepared for, as in The third-party movement is a force to be reckoned with during the primaries . This usage was first recorded in 1885.
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Deal with, as in Your lost wallet isn't the only problem we have to reckon with . Also see take into account .
Example Sentences
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Investors must reckon with how new this all is.
From Barron's
Instead, she was instantly captivated by the story and what she has characterized as Bronstein’s willingness to buck so many cinematic traditions, beginning with the decision not to show Linda’s child: “By not showing the daughter, she forces you to reckon with the woman, a woman who is behaving really questionably in the role of a mother, something that is not particularly approved of.”
From Los Angeles Times
This exchange continued until World War II forced the U.S. to reckon with its academic deficit and start recruiting foreign scientists.
The Southeast Asian nation's next government will need to reckon with a longstanding border dispute with Cambodia that erupted into deadly fighting twice last year, and with the multibillion-dollar transnational cyberscam networks operating from the region.
From Barron's
The shows of defiance—sometimes loud and risky, other times quiet and personal—come as Iranians reckon with the full extent of January’s violence and the government that ordered it.
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