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accountant

[uh-koun-tnt] / əˈkaʊn tnt /


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Anthony Fumo, a New Jersey-based accountant and father of two young children, said that premade meals were the first to go when his grocery bill started climbing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

During one group trip—to China and Japan on a discounted deal—she met an accountant who left a lasting impression.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

"My accountant came to the school and said, 'The flood is coming, the flood is coming'," the school principal told AFP in a recent interview.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Molchanova told Kahn, the accountant, that she wanted to see her tax returns and that she wanted to be removed from JSC Interiors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

“The accountant who wants to stay in business in America will be the one who focuses on designing creative, complex strategies, like tax avoidance or tax sheltering, managing customer relationships,” he said.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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

The first is whether cloud companies start reporting a separate lifespan for these chips, which would mean their accountants concluded the hardware is genuinely different.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

He denied intentionally dodging taxes or breaking the law, testifying that he disliked handling tax and other financial matters, so he relied on office managers and accountants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

His campaign manager said Friday that accountants are still working on the new filing.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

The company owns factories, machinery and showrooms, and employs mechanics, accountants and secretaries, but all these together do not comprise Peugeot.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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