- present participle of accord.
according
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When looking at July alone, ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific are the second-highest for the month on record, according to L’Heureux.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Polestar claimed the ban was a “Force Majeure” event outside of its control in a July 10 letter to Haiken, according to a copy of the letter filed with the lawsuit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The area around the home was cordoned off for six days, according to The Sun, external, with one resident telling the newspaper the property was being renovated.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Across all three Maghreb countries, fertility rates fell by more than half since the 1970s, according to official figures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
People called it different names according to their languages, but when the white men came in the colonial days, they named it the Volta.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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