account for
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But the salaries of Adams and his mother, social media spending and travel expenses account for $755,541, or 86%, of the $878,208 allocated to program services.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The judge said "silent" Simpson never gave any account for what happened, while Walker was a "fantasist and attention-seeker" who "told lies from start to finish".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Judge Nicholas Primm said the case is the nation’s second where parents were held to account for shootings carried out by their children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Because the margins can be major, but they don’t account for most of the Lakers’ offseason grade this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Stephen Byerley placed two fingers to the bridge of his nose, “Then the Machine cannot be tampered with—And how do you account for recent errors, then?”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
