accounted for

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China accounted for $2.6 billion of North Korea's foreign trade -- nearly 98 percent of the total -- in 2024, according to South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Nearly 14,000 artists earned $100,000 in Spotify royalties alone last year, and independent artists and labels accounted for about half of all payments, according to the streamer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Despite the damage, "all persons were accounted for and no injuries were reported", a spokesperson added.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The assets Intesa aims to keep accounted for roughly 80% of the combined net profit for Monte dei Paschi and Mediobanca last year, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I start to walk straight in and Boggs stops me, shows me that I must wave my schedule in front of a scanner so that I’m accounted for.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins