give an account of
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Mr Cox was not able to give an account of what happened as he never regained consciousness, but Nottinghamshire Police said it was able to piece together evidence using the video stream.
From BBC • May 19, 2023
“If she wants to give an account of her actions, she can do so in The Hague.”
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023
Later, the UK Mission added in a statement: “If she wants to give an account of her actions she can do so in The Hague,” the Netherlands city where the ICC has its headquarters.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023
It’s possible to give an account of Dennett’s life in which philosophy hardly figures.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 20, 2017
‘We were the hunters, and you should give an account of yourselves to us first.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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