accounted

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Admittedly, the company’s pilot of high-quality, independent hotel listings has accounted for only a single-digit percentage of nights booked on the platform.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Its chip-making division posted a record operating profit and accounted for more than 90% of the company’s total earnings for the quarter, outweighing the sluggish performance in other segments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

IonQ emphasized that commercial customers accounted for more than half of that amount—a promising indicator in an industry hungry for signs of enterprise adoption.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Yosemite accounted for more than a quarter of those visits.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Harvests brought up from the deep by the haenyeo accounted for 60 percent of Jeju’s total revenue from its fisheries, and haenyeo women became the main revenue-earners in their families.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler