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accounts

  • plural
    of account.
    account
    noun
    an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative.
  • present tense form
    of account (3rd person singular).
    account
    noun
    an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative.

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So why is their financial adviser pushing them to convert more of their $950,000 in traditional IRAs to Roth accounts?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Australia's ban works by restricting children under 16 from holding accounts on the world's biggest social media platforms.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Just about everything should be on the table — though not trading Herbert, by all accounts — for this banged-up, head-scratching, flat tire of a football team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The family of murdered student Henry Nowak have said police gave changing accounts of the events surrounding his death and did not initially disclose they had handcuffed him as he lay dying.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

There was old Mr. Edward Caruthers, who still worked on accounts in the study, his pursuit of profit continuing even after the heart attack that took his life.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland