account for
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The cuts account for about 30% of the company’s workers unionized with The NewsGuild-CWA, a North American labor union of journalists and communications workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Things like live programming, which don’t account for a lot of viewers, still bring in ad revenue and signups, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Studies have previously cast doubt on the validity of global centenarian numbers, suggesting data errors, unreliable public records and missing birth certificates may account for elevated figures.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Authorities have promised a return on investment, citing bank estimates -- and a rough 20-year timeline -- that the project will account for 13 percent of Hong Kong's gross domestic product.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Black soldiers eventually account for between 10 and 20 percent of the Continental Army and Navy.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
