account for
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The team also said the South Korean study did not properly account for the mass of the galaxies hosting the supernovae.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
More than 3,200 pistons distort two flexible mirrors with near atomic-scale precision to account for blemishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Insert your own speculation or rumor to account for that.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Together, Russia and Ukraine account for around a quarter of global wheat production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
How could such a small target account for such a vast anger?
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
