account for

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Crypto transactions account for a large chunk of the three companies’ revenue, so their shares tend to move in tandem with Bitcoin.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The research firm’s estimates account for revenue after deducting traffic and other content acquisition costs, such as the money Google shares with its creators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"They make us account for every little bit of medicine," one nurse said.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The researchers report that genetics may account for roughly half of the variation in human lifespan, which is at least double previous estimates.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Given any set of facts, there are countless theories that can account for them, just as there are countless lines that can be drawn through any set of dots to join them together.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton