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account

[uh-kount] / əˈkaʊnt /




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Moody’s raises its inflation forecast to around 2.9% from 2.5% to account for the energy price shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Grenfell United called for no further delay to proceedings and said those responsible must be held to account.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

To financially prepare, I’d create a separate, high-yield savings account and automate contributions.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Current estimates suggest dark matter could account for more than 85 percent of the matter in the universe.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

He also read an account of Nazi general Ernst Kaltenbrunner, a leader of the SS who ended up being found guilty at the Nuremberg trials and executed.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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