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as in indictment
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person
she's been charged with two counts of larceny
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as in to tell
to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added
count the baseball gloves in the storage locker to see if there are enough to go around
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as in to matter
to be of importance
punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview
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Recent Examples of count
Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Bianco, one of two prominent Republican gubernatorial candidates, earlier this month said his office had launched the investigation after receiving a complaint from a local citizens group about the ballot count from a November 2025 special election on redistricting.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The raw materials out there that can run this type of projection are hard to find, which added to the $120,000 and counting Roberts spent on bringing this to his theater, including a $100,000 loan in August.
—Joseph Hernandez
march 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Peng, a Pasadena resident, was charged with felony counts of money laundering and illegally holding a financial interest in government contracts.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Bianco, one of two prominent Republican gubernatorial candidates, earlier this month said his office had launched the investigation after receiving a complaint from a local citizens group about the ballot count from a November 2025 special election on redistricting.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
That doesn’t count the cases the city takes to trial and loses.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The raw materials out there that can run this type of projection are hard to find, which added to the $120,000 and counting Roberts spent on bringing this to his theater, including a $100,000 loan in August.
—Joseph Hernandez
march 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for count
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Earlier this month, Bianco’s office seized over 1,000 boxes of ballots cast in the November 2025 special election after a local group claimed elections officials had inflated vote tallies, which Riverside County Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco denied.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2026
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While Bingham was the CEO, Joseph’s involvement in the company was hidden from investors as he was convicted of a separate federal wire fraud case in South Florida in early 2020, the indictment said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the drop in shot attempts is most glaring — and the most damning indictment of Brown’s new offense.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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One of them told Felder that the precinct had received a complaint about a trespasser at the synagogue.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota victim wants accountability After she was injured, Stotko told the city council in her community of Hastings, Minnesota, about her crash to push for a stricter ordinance.—
Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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For women in some regions, access is a real barrier, not a shopping preference — and that context matters.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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That matters because 63% of jobs statewide will require education beyond high school by 2031, according to a Georgetown University report.—
Wilborn P. Nobles III,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Despite being a major producer and exporter of crude oil, Brazil still relies on imports to meet its domestic demand for refined fuels.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Many employers are increasingly relying on rolling or phased layoffs, meaning the public often sees announcements weeks or months before job losses actually begin.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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In a 2015 email, when Mead Johnson was considering supplying some of its formula to a researcher for a study, a company neonatologist expressed concern that the results could be spun to make the preemie product look unsafe.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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At twenty-five cents a pack, they were considered a medium-status brand, still a splurge for most people in China.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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See round ups for Fort Worth-area teams and scores from around the state.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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The man who crashed an explosive-laden truck into a Michigan synagogue where scores of children were at daycare acted as an operative of Hezbollah, the foreign terrorist organization based in Lebanon, federal officials said March 30.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The charge for unity came early at the 2026 Conservative Political Action Conference.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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In October, the Justice Department filed criminal charges against James that have since been thrown out successive times by federal judges.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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