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VERB

give reason for

Synonyms

WEAK

clarify elucidate explain justify resolve

Example Sentences

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That accounts for a 60-basis-point headwind due to the Iran conflict.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Griffith Park, not exactly centrally located, accounts for about a quarter of that park space.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

While all new plantings aren’t solely Golden Hills, the release of the variety around the 2012 accounts for much of the jump and it now makes up about half of the acreage, Vasquez said.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

This subtype accounts for about 10-15% of such cases, or roughly 2,000-3,000 patients each year in the UK.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

This happened around 600 million years ago, at the beginning of the Paleozoic era, and accounts for the sudden abundance of marine fossils of all kinds in the record of this period.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas