account for
Example Sentences
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Which means Monday dinner needs to account for the fact that Monday Ashlie is not always the person Friday Ashlie imagined she would be.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 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
The team then adjusted its analysis to account for hypertension, a known risk factor for hair loss.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The caucuses account for much of the DSA’s chaotic and cacophonous reputation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Those who think that modern science derives from the empirical experimental enquiries of craftsmen and artisans need to account for the extraordinarily slow evolution of water-wheel technology prior to the introduction of Smeaton’s scientific method.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
