Example Sentences

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Rosenblatt previously was accounting for just one system sale, to an Asian technology manufacturer, in the first quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

In a trading update, chief executive Tadeu Marroco said the move was "accounting catching up with reality".

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

The key metaphysical problem in Neoplatonism was accounting for how a perfect God could create a universe that was manifestly imperfect.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Matt Chaprales of PointsBet, an online book in New Jersey, said Jackson was accounting for 13% of MVP futures tickets and represented the second-biggest liability behind Carolina running back Christian McCaffrey.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2019

Meanwhile Sidney was accounting for her silence to his own satisfaction, and he now conceived that the moment had arrived for him to play the strong man.

From Peccavi by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)