accountant
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Geraldine Weiss, the newsletter’s late founding editor, based her investment strategy on dividends because “a clever accountant can make earnings appear good or not so good, depending on the season or the objective,” she wrote.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
J. Henry Waugh is a middle-aged accountant who lives alone in a depressing apartment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A 58-year-old Italian accountant won the second edition, in 2020, after her son bought her a ticket for Christmas.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Here’s a nightmare scenario that might scare people into thinking hard about who they are hiring: One woman is fighting a $328,000 tax bill because her accountant improperly claimed deductions behind her back.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
‘An accountant would never again be painted in a relation of superiority to a nobleman.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing accountant
Tax Day Words
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