account for
Example Sentences
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Plummeting satellites account for far less material than meteorites.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
He is writing his account for a lover nicknamed Mootie he left behind in London.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Nike shoes also account for almost half of retailer Foot Locker’s discounted stock in U.K. and U.S. stores.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
COP31 hosts Turkey urged countries Tuesday to join a voluntary push to make electricity account for 35 percent of global energy demand by 2035 as it outlined its priorities for the UN climate talks.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Something had to account for that just-right amount of lumpiness.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
