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At the DeepSeek meeting in May, Liang said computer chips, not people, accounted for the most critical gap between Chinese and American companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Set-pieces accounted for a record 25.7% of goals, the highest across Europe's top leagues.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The group said the homes accounted for about one-third of the planned E1 development and accused the government of trying to advance construction commitments before the vote.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Between 2019 and 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount accounted for a net reduction of approximately 195 major U.S. releases,” the report said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Earth, the meeting agreed, was a mosaic of interconnected segments whose various stately jostlings accounted for much of the planet’s surface behavior.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
