taking into account
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as in allowing (for)
to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)
Taking into account the possibility of stormy weather, we decided to spring for a cabin instead of pitching a tent.
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reckoning with
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Ireland has been reckoning with the legacy of mother-and-baby homes run by the Catholic Church, in which tens of thousands of women were housed in often degrading conditions.
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Though the ache of nostalgia reverberates throughout, the songs remain intensely present and vulnerable in their reckoning with it.
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“Taking into account.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taking%20into%20account. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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