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account

[uh-kount] / əˈkaʊnt /




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“I will definitely encourage the commissioners to take everything into account when determining who should get compensation,” Blanche said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The following year, according to the account she gave them, she got a new work visa based on her own aviation job.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

If you were a joint owner on the account, you are legally entitled to the full account history, and the bank should provide it upon request.

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

“One schemer has been outschemed by another, it appears. Sounds like justice to me. But let us not forget: This young rogue needs to account for himself, too.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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