- present participle of accord.
according
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Earlier in August, 32 petrochemical workers in Bandar-e Mahshahr, a city on the Persian Gulf coast, publicly protested their dismissals, according to ILNA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Most coastal and valley areas will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal, with temperatures topping 100 in the valleys, according to the National Weather Service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The fundraiser will be split equally between the families of the two men to be used as they wish, according to the Cleveland Police Federation.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Hours after the disaster tore through the border region with Tibet, some 403 visitors, including 341 foreign nationals, were still unaccounted for, according to the ministry of culture, tourism and civil aviation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
There’s a clothing shop that, according to its colorful sign, sells “knickknacks and accessories.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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