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as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point
our lists for best movies of the year tally perfectly
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as in scoring
to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points
our team tallied four touchdowns and gained a total of 435 yards last game
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Recent Examples of tallying
The 18-year-old forward played for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League last season, tallying 45 goals and 59 assists in 68 games.
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Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
According to Pew, Indonesia, Italy, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey saw some of the most significant drops in favorable views of the United States, with each tallying double-digit declines over the past year.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Leading the way was Erling Haaland, Norway’s star striker, who scored two goals against Senegal after tallying two last week against Iraq.
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Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Angel Reese starred again for the Dream on Thursday night in Indianapolis, tallying her 10th double-double of the season in a 108-101 win over the Fever.
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Ajc Sports,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
The human-rights groups are also tallying Iran’s civilian war dead—about 1,700, according to HRANA, 250 of them children—and tracking a campaign of domestic repression and intimidation that has escalated since the United States and Israel began striking Iran on February 28.
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Laura Secor,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Much of the slow count results from tallying mail ballots, which amount to at least 80% of votes cast.
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Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The storms hit the south suburbs and broader Illinois hard, too, with state officials tallying nearly 5,000 structures affected.
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Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
In a recent game against the New York Mets, May delivered six scoreless innings with just one walk and four hits, while tallying six strikeouts.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
According to Pew, Indonesia, Italy, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey saw some of the most significant drops in favorable views of the United States, with each tallying double-digit declines over the past year.
—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Leading the way was Erling Haaland, Norway’s star striker, who scored two goals against Senegal after tallying two last week against Iraq.
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Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Angel Reese starred again for the Dream on Thursday night in Indianapolis, tallying her 10th double-double of the season in a 108-101 win over the Fever.
—
Ajc Sports,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
The human-rights groups are also tallying Iran’s civilian war dead—about 1,700, according to HRANA, 250 of them children—and tracking a campaign of domestic repression and intimidation that has escalated since the United States and Israel began striking Iran on February 28.
—
Laura Secor,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Much of the slow count results from tallying mail ballots, which amount to at least 80% of votes cast.
—
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The storms hit the south suburbs and broader Illinois hard, too, with state officials tallying nearly 5,000 structures affected.
—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
In a recent game against the New York Mets, May delivered six scoreless innings with just one walk and four hits, while tallying six strikeouts.
—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tallying
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The three-person team then found the corresponding symbols on a paper chart.
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Some of those stock transactions occurred shortly before or after major news related to the corresponding companies.
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After Japan took a 1-0 lead in the first half, Brazil relentlessly attacked in the second half, equalizing in the 56th minute before scoring again with only a minute to spare in stoppage time.
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Mexico has also been solid on defense, keeping three clean sheets while scoring six goals.
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The debate has become more urgent in recent years as heat waves have intensified, coinciding with a surge in AC sales across Europe and a growing push to more widely adopt the technology.
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Mields participated in Documenta 6 in 1997, won the Gabriele Münter Prize, and was celebrated at the Bonn Art Museum with a dedicated solo gallery exhibition coinciding with her 90th birthday.
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Parents can also lower the risk by taking children on regular bathroom breaks, checking diapers often and changing them in a restroom instead of near the pool.
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The Sabres traded defenseman Bowen Byram and checking line forward Jordan Greenway to the Chicago Blackhawks.
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This year, the conforming loan limit ranges from $832,750 in most areas to $1,249,125 in high-cost areas, according to the FHFA.
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Vice president of communications Erin Kaplan says the classic innerspring mattress delivered temperature-regulating, body-conforming comfort for her as a side sleeper.
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Earlier this month, Lachlan Murdoch stunned the industry by agreeing to pay $22 billion for Roku, a leading streaming platform that reaches 100 million viewers worldwide.
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Iranian critics of the MoU claim Tehran was too hasty in agreeing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without gaining any tangible benefits from the agreement.
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The meet continues Thursday, a day consisting largely of women’s preliminaries, followed by men’s finals Friday and women’s finals Saturday.
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Existing commercial solar panels are also physically bulky systems consisting not just of photovoltaic materials but also of thick protective glass, encapsulation layers, metallic contacts, mounting hardware, and structural framing.
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