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Armani Syed, TIME, 6 June 2024
Will Smith is recounting his time in the ring making Ali.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Two weeks ago, the Chinese Embassy in Washington held an event for a video series about friendship between people in China and the U.S., and Dr. Smith gave an emotional speech recounting her experience with giant pandas.
—Dino Hazell, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
Spanning eight episodes, The Act recounts the events leading up to the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard (Patricia Arquette), in 2015, a case intertwined with allegations of abuse and factitious disorder.
—EW.com, 27 May 2024
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recount. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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recount
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recount
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recount
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Verb
Middle English recounten "to tell about," from early French recunter (same meaning), from re- "again" and cunter "relate, count"
Verb
from English re- (prefix) and count
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