on account of
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The 15th Amendment says that the right to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of race.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
The rise in import costs on account of high commodity prices and a weak rupee is likely to be more apparent in the WPI gauge, which captures the average movement of wholesale prices of goods.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The bank thinks recent share price weakness in Continental had effectively discounted any such sale even happening on account of recent uncertainty in raw material prices and availability, rates and valuations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
She was the only member of an 11-member executive team to lose her job and, according to the complaint, had just been awarded a “merit increase” on account of her “overall job performance.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
And Mama Nguza, who walks with her head held strangely high on account of the giant goiter nestled like a goose egg under her chin.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
