account for
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Under a cap, the owners have promised a transition period to account for existing commitments, and an actual negotiated cap could be higher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
These cancers account for about 7% of childhood cancers, according to the charity, but experts say diagnosis can often be delayed because symptoms resemble more common conditions.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Business and consumer services and software account for half of defaults, likely due to their large representation in the broader credit estimate and leveraged finance universe, says Moody’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The finding revealed a previously unrecognized mechanism through which abnormal cancer cells can promote tumor growth, even when they account for only a small portion of the tumor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
They didn’t account for a borrower’s income, for instance.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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