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according

[uh-kawr-ding] / əˈkɔr dɪŋ /




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In 2024, about 31% of Americans were part of the upper middle class, up from about 10% in 1979, according to a report released this year by the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Cellphone and GPS evidence showed Gomes Akay driving to the Angeles National Forest, where he was for an hour, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

ACE awarded £12.23m in funding where an applicant name, project title or category contained the word "comedy" between 2010/11 to 2024/25, according to the government.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The BDC industry covers about 10% of all of its liabilities through a Collateralized Loan Obligation, or CLO, according to Anderson.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Although in the end she had packed lightly, according to the children’s instructions, Penelope had insisted on tucking two books into the large pockets of her rugged twill safari skirt.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood