account for

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Whether by focusing on such hybrid players or by building a portfolio balancing pioneers and scalers, savvy tech investors always account for multiple likely scenarios.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

Roku still sells streaming sticks and smart televisions, but devices account for a relatively small portion of its business.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

Compared to its peers, bonds paying an interest rate that is linked to inflation account for a larger share of the U.K. government debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Rather than disappearing from the story, the cosmological constant suddenly became essential again because it could account for this accelerating expansion.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

Somehow—and a miracle was the only way I could account for it—I’d done it.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover