accounts for
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Methane currently accounts for about one third of global warming.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Take a couple who are currently 55 and 65, which accounts for about 8% of opposite-sex couples in the U.S., according to the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Many of Netflix’s most-watched shows of all time come from the region, which accounts for about 40% of global revenue — the streamer’s largest market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
This project accounts for 90% of SB Energy’s data-center-contract capacity and is expected to start in phases from 2028 to 2032.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Moreover, studies have shown that an unemployment decline of 1 percentage point accounts for a 1 percent drop in nonviolent crime.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
