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[uh-kount] / əˈkaʊnt /




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The alleged victim, a Malaysian lawyer who worked as Khan's direct assistant, has offered her account of what happened for the first time, in an interview last week with CNN.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

The journalist's eyewitness account of the abduction became a crucial lead in the investigation.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

T-Mobile reported 277,000 postpaid net account additions, above the 272,300 consensus view.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

T-Mobile maintained its full-year forecasts for profit and postpaid net account additions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

“The cabin boy Pudge was in service to my grandfather when he wrote his account of their voyage.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Alo opened Chinese social-media accounts for the first time last month, and is preparing to enter the country.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The growth was fueled by higher postpaid service revenue, up 13% year over year to $15.85 billion as T-Mobile added more postpaid accounts and earned more revenue from them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Among each other, they shared oral histories or firsthand accounts of the demolished neighborhoods of Palo Verde, La Loma and Bishop that once encompassed the nearby canyon.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Formally known as 530A accounts, Trump accounts are essentially individual retirement accounts for children.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

I had read the accounts of his two appearances in Madrid in the bull-fight papers, so I was all right.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

The government says the plans, funded through a combination of savings, reallocation of money within existing budgets and future tax hikes on "anti-social businesses", have been properly accounted for.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The massive $86-billion listing of SpaceX shares in June accounted for nearly half of the total.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

But not last year, when equities accounted for 57% of the increase, with real estate accounting for just 15%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Out-of-home viewing accounted for 27% of the audience.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Harvests brought up from the deep by the haenyeo accounted for 60 percent of Jeju’s total revenue from its fisheries, and haenyeo women became the main revenue-earners in their families.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

La Guaira and the district encompassing the capital Caracas were the hardest hit, accounting for roughly half of all damage, according to the World Bank.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

That has led to a temporary accounting impact, Intrator says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

This earnings-revision strength goes beyond tactics such as cost cutting, share repurchases and accounting tricks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Eufaula's population is now racially diverse, with white and black residents accounting for roughly 45% each.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

I was so glad we’d done an accounting section in math a couple of weeks ago or none of this would have made any sense to me.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen




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