on account
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The ship’s log summary made note of “a large bay, which they named ‘the Bay of the Smokes,’ on account of the many smokes they saw there.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The bank thinks recent share price weakness in Continental had effectively discounted any such sale even happening on account of recent uncertainty in raw material prices and availability, rates and valuations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
A penalty to Scotland and a chance of points, then a reversal on account of poor discipline and they're back to where they started.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Most of those opportunities of late have been on account of Dunn, who has been dynamic since the start of the new year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026
After homeroom, he and Door went to the south wing, which perpetually smelled weird on account of the science.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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