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accountant

[uh-kaun-tnt] / əˈkaʊn tnt /


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Read everything before you sign, and have a lawyer or certified public accountant review the contract if necessary.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

As a first-generation Mexican American and accountant from the same part of town as the sheriff, he’s a bread-and-butter Luna supporter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

There would be personality wallpaper in the bathroom, icy sparkling cocktails, very good roast chicken and a bread service so generous it would probably make an accountant nervous.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

"Much like the father in the story, my own dad... was an accountant, but he quit his job to grow tomatoes. So it kind of touches on both of our fathers," he told BBC Newsday.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“But why? Zaid should be doing that. What do we have an accountant for?”

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

And that’s before lawyers and accountants get involved, an almost certain bet if the ballot measure is approved by California voters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

"I was once in a room of accountants, and one of them stood up and said, 'My clients come to me for the personal touch, the human process'," he remembers.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Upon protest, Warner Bros. reversed course and sold the movie, which did little to allay concerns that its favorite creatives are accountants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Workers at Samsung and fellow Korean chip maker SK Hynix were forever a step behind the country’s lawyers, doctors and accountants as marriage material.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

It was the beginning of tax season, when accountants get busier and busier leading up to April 15th.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick


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