accounting for
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At Chicago’s Music Box Theater, one of metropolitan America’s premier destinations for arthouse cinema, screenings sold out in a flash, accounting for the second largest share of the restoration’s opening-weekend box office.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Sales in France, Carrefour’s domestic market, grew 1.2% like-for-like to 11.90 billion euros, accounting for the lion’s share of the company’s top line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Eritreans were the most common nationality among small boats migrants in the 12 months to June - accounting for 18% of arrivals, external, according to figures from the House of Commons Library.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Responding to AFP, Tenreyro said AI had been a major factor driving the world economy, accounting for almost half of the increase in global trade from 2023 to 2025.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
“There’s no accounting for some people. You’re lucky to get it back. Is it all right?”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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