account
noun
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative.
are accounting
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present progressiveof account.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Just two companies — OpenAI and Anthropic — are accounting for half of the backlog of the hyperscalers, and OpenAI doesn’t have the cash flow to fund its ambitions.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
“We have a narrowing prosperity on both Wall Street and Main Street, and it probably does create a vulnerability. A minority of the participants are accounting for most of the results,” Ablin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
That means greenhouse gas emissions, over time, will take a larger toll than regulators are accounting for.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
"The issues of longer-term growth, term premium, and issuance are accounting for an increasing share of the price action."
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2023
You are accounting for it as if it existed.
From Father Stafford by Anthony Hope
