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as in telling
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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Relevance
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as in weighing
to be of importance
punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview
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as in relying
to place reliance or trust
I'm counting on you to show up tomorrow to help me move
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as in considering
to think of in a particular way
I'm not sure I'd count that as a serious effort
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Recent Examples of counting
Discussions on workforce capacity often arbitrarily stop counting at age 64, despite concerns over talent shortages and aging populations.
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Sheila Callaham,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
But one video posted to social media that appears to show a young man wielding a machete and counting down to the deadline has put migrants like Nyirenda on edge.
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Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
In January, the court revived a Republican congressman's lawsuit that challenged Illinois' law for counting late-arriving ballots, though its decision was procedural.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Last year, however, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans struck down Mississippi’s law that allowed for counting ballots that were cast by election day but arrived up to five days later.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Group-stage records by confederation Not counting four matches that featured two European nations.
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Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
The president also appears to be counting the South Carolina runoff for governor as two wins after endorsing both candidates in that race.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
The investigation appeared to be animated by a conservative activists’ misunderstanding of the county’s ballot-counting process.
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Election officials have begun counting later-arriving mail-in ballots.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
Sheila Callaham,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
But one video posted to social media that appears to show a young man wielding a machete and counting down to the deadline has put migrants like Nyirenda on edge.
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Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
In January, the court revived a Republican congressman's lawsuit that challenged Illinois' law for counting late-arriving ballots, though its decision was procedural.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Last year, however, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans struck down Mississippi’s law that allowed for counting ballots that were cast by election day but arrived up to five days later.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Group-stage records by confederation Not counting four matches that featured two European nations.
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Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
The president also appears to be counting the South Carolina runoff for governor as two wins after endorsing both candidates in that race.
—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
The investigation appeared to be animated by a conservative activists’ misunderstanding of the county’s ballot-counting process.
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Election officials have begun counting later-arriving mail-in ballots.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counting
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Direct prompt injection happens when a user types instructions that override a system prompt, the familiar pattern of telling a chatbot to ignore previous instructions.
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That includes not even telling guests the full information about the wedding, with people invited reportedly instructed to arrive in New York, without being given details about when and where the wedding will be.
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Now the county is weighing greenlighting a nearly $80,000 event.
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City officials have been weighing a similar move in recent months.
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The physical configuration achieves passive safety operational profiles by relying on subcritical physics variables and inherent material limitations.
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Data centers have begun looking for other ways to provide power to their facilities instead of relying on power grids.
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Why Overreaction Is Dangerous The immune analogy becomes especially useful when considering failure modes.
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The Facebook parent is also considering selling raw computing capacity à la neocloud companies like CoreWeave, according to the report.
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The single biggest story Wednesday — Meta Platforms ' plans to build out a cloud computing business to monetize its data centers and other AI infrastructure.
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As major cloud computing companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet and Amazon rush to build data centers around the globe to power new AI models and systems, the price of computer equipment and memory specifically has been skyrocketing.
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None of this means compute stops mattering.
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My dad never chased the kind of mattering that consumed me and so many of my peers.
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In some states, Powerball tickets can be bought online, depending on local jurisdiction.
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The comparison shows that the World Cup title race is broadly recognizable across all three sources, but the probabilities shift depending on how they are produced.
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The local health department is responsible for the initial investigation of consumer complaints regarding foods served or sold at retail food facilities, according to the California Department of Public Health.
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Mora’s attorneys say Giumarra has not provided documents regarding its license to the nectarine variety.
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“Counting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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