public accounting
Americannoun
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A public accounting of how that happened would be useful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
In its regulatory filing, Trump Media said that “the decision to change independent registered public accounting firms was made with the recommendation and approval of the Audit Committee of the Company.”
From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024
The problem is that many states don't have what's called an all-claims database, which is a full and public accounting of all of the emergency room visits and hospitalizations that occur in a given year.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2023
There’s no public accounting of how that money gets used, and none required by the letter of the law.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023
A one-woman publicity machine, she sent out indignant press releases, as well as letters to the government demanding a public accounting.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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