Example Sentences

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The cuts, Dreier says, reduce NASA’s budget to less than it has been, accounting for inflation, since the earliest days of Project Mercury in the early 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

In the United Kingdom, where more than 72% of adults have been fully vaccinated, the delta variant has been accounting for nearly all new infections even though coronavirus cases overall are on the decline.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2021

With barely 3% of India's population, Kerala has been accounting for more than half of India's new cases.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2021

The most controversial issue in recent years has been accounting for financial instruments.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2010

The most popular Broadway show on the road is Cats, which through its three companies has been accounting for about half of current touring-troupe revenues.

From Time Magazine Archive