on account of
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Hislop canceled a road trip to Tennessee on account of prices at the pump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
AI industry insist far worse is coming, on account of the imminent arrival of AI with superhuman and self-improving abilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
From the age of 10 to 15, Kelly lived in Saudi Arabia on account of his engineer father’s job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Officials removed him from the case, successfully arguing before the court that a policy update meant he’d now get priority for a cool bed, on account of his current age: 67.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Just on account of seven rats?” said Billy.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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