tallying

present participle of tally
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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 But with the Marlins tallying just two extra-base hits and pitcher William Kempner allowing two runs in an eighth inning that unraveled quickly, another solid start went unrewarded. Tyler M. Carmona july 11, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026 Officials are still tallying figures from this year’s holiday, but last year wrote 41 citations during the July 4, 2025 celebrations, totaling $300,000 in fines, said Elk Grove Police Department. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 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. 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. 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
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  • Núñez finally found a body corresponding to the number she was given.
    Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Like Antigone, the novel is told in five acts, er, parts, each corresponding to a central character.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
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  • Messi missed one against Egypt in the round of 16 clash before scoring in the second half.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Balogun was a central figure throughout the USMNT’s tournament run, shining in the team’s swashbuckling victory over Paraguay and scoring three goals in total.
    Martin Rogers, New York Times, 14 July 2026
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  • More than 20 years later, coinciding with Toyota’s expansion in foreign markets, the company shifted to using various wordmarks that used the English name in all capitals.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • The show, coinciding with America’s 250th anniversary, features humor, audience participation, slides and props.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026
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  • Ground yourself by checking balances and receipts before purchasing, and choose value over novelty if a tempting offer appears.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
  • Your hands are one of the most reliable tools for checking soil moisture.
    Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
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  • The boot relies on a combination of stretch ripstop upper fabric, laces and centrally zippered overlay to provide a confident, foot-conforming fit.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
  • 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.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
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  • Moriarty says this is also a two-way street, with local investigators agreeing to share evidence with the feds.
    Esme Murphy, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Following the film’s casting announcement, conservative commentator Matt Walsh criticized Lupita Nyong’o’s casting as Helen of Troy in posts on X, with Elon Musk replied to one of Walsh’s posts, agreeing.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
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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.
    Mike Wilson, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • 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.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 May 2026

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