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[uh-kuhm-puh-nee] / əˈkʌm pə ni /




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I got someone to accompany it and I told a director at Air France that it was for Jackie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

But with Berlant, it’s not just about the jokes; it’s about the rhythm and physicality that accompany them.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

A carousel of 135 slides dating from 1976 to 1996 will accompany the four-gallery survey, underscoring the role documentation has played in preserving work created in remote locations for brief periods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Now it is looking to accompany its move upmarket by slashing costs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Padva to join her for tea or accompany her to the ballet are politely declined.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

In one video, she accompanies a food delivery worker through his day to explain a proposal for social protection for digital platform workers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

These findings suggest that the way a sweetener influences gut microbes may depend not only on the sweetener itself but also on what accompanies it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

But volatility often accompanies large and quick moves, and that’s particularly true when “turbulence hits major markets, causing liquidity-driven selloffs” like the one seen earlier this week, Samuelson said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

Becerra, on the other hand, has campaigned like he has it as easy as the guy who accompanies the quinceañera girl during her showcase waltz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

“You should probably know there’s an alarm that accompanies the entire drill from the time you leave your classroom through resting your head here.”

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

They’re excellently executed, but they feel familiar — planes and spacecraft spread across several levels accompanied by oversize graphics and hands-on displays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The novel begins when a teenager named Rocky, accompanied by his aunt and legal guardian, Helen, finds a loaded handgun while hunting pheasant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Traditional drums, accompanied by more modern, plastic vuvuzelas, kept the energy high in the stadium after supporters had paraded through Kaduna city and danced along the streets the day before.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Heavy rain will move in across England and Wales through Thursday night accompanied by strengthening winds.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Pam arrives, accompanied by Coach Ventnor, the girls’ PE teacher.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

The accompanying press release was considerably more cheerful about the whole affair.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

The atmosphere resembled a football terrace, with a drummer and trumpeter accompanying fans singing Sheffield Wednesday songs.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Photographs published by the Post showed the hole in the Antarctica area and an accompanying plaque identifying it as one of two nearly identical, historic "Eisenhower Globes" in the Pentagon's possession.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

In an accompanying survey of households, the Bank of Canada said long-term inflation expectations among consumers moved higher in the third quarter to match near-term levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Miss Anderson will also be accompanying you to dinner as your chaperone to ensure that you represent the school with dignity and honor.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland


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