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accounting

[uh-koun-ting] / əˈkaʊn tɪŋ /
NOUN
keeping financial accounts
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After accounting for other factors that could affect the results, participants who performed 90-119 minutes of strength training per week had a 13% lower risk of death from any cause.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Dozens of the 100 largest U.S. accounting firms have either sold an ownership stake to private-equity investors or been acquired by a firm that has done so since 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Because of the complexities of the accounting period, which runs to the end of June, the Premier League is unable to apply points deductions in the season the offence happens.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"I simply brought my accounting system with me to the war. We took the names of grain varieties from the table and entered the types of drones and ammunition there," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Arabic numerals made possible the paper-based accounting of double-entry bookkeeping.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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