accounting for
Example Sentences
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The U.S. remains the largest, with Saudi Arabia accounting for 12% of all sales, the institute said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
After accounting for taxes, this family would have just 10% of gross income left for all of their other spending, including “wants” and investing for retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
U.S. gas prices rose 3.9% in August from July, accounting for more than a third of the monthly increase in the prices of all items, according to the Labor Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Even after accounting for hypertension, the additional 7 percent risk remained.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Thus far there was no difficulty in accounting for his time--there were boys who had seen a man "acting sort of crazy" and motorists at whom he stared oddly from the side of the road.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
