account for

Example Sentences

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In Mexico, Chinese vehicles account for a quarter of total sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Their goal is to support more effective and equitable public health policies that account for real-world environmental exposures.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

Countries attending account for roughly a fifth of global fossil fuel supply - including Colombia, Australia and Nigeria - but major powers including the US, China and India are not part of the talks.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Residential markets account for roughly half of Ferguson’s business, with commercial customers, including AI data centers, accounting for the other half.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

He put the cash in a savings account for Scoob but hasn’t decided what he’ll do with good ol’ Senior yet.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone