account for

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Abbott Laboratories ABT -4.67%decrease; red down pointing triangle cut its full-year earnings outlook to account for a recent acquisition and said a weaker-than-expected flu season hurt its recent quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

We keep our finances separate but work very well together out of a joint account for the purpose of our current home and the project house we plan to buy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

China combines the trade data for the first two months of each year to account for fluctuations around the Lunar New Year holiday season, which falls on different dates each year.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Schafer expects data centers to account for 75% of revenue this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

They didn’t know how to account for his strange doings but, to their credit, they were willing to let bygones be bygones.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe