accounted

Example Sentences

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India is one of the largest economies that has been hit hard by the closure of Hormuz, which accounted for about half of the country’s oil supply.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Their analysis also accounted for factors that could influence fatigue, including age, sleep duration, workload, and eating habits.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Bezos wrote on social media that all personnel are accounted for and safe.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Bezos said in a post on X that all personnel were accounted for and safe.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Some thirty universities were performing nuclear physics research on navy contracts, which in some cases accounted for 90 percent of their research budgets.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik