amounted
Example Sentences
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The prosecution's case is that Ajay Pant was the "master of the ship" and had "knowledge of the cargo", which amounted to some 98,000 tonnes of oil.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Instead, the defendants and their lawyers questioned whether criticism of a government act amounted to a direct challenge to state power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
But she agreed that July’s dozens-fold repeat of the 2023 attack pointed to a failure to implement and audit CISA’s earlier guidance—guidance that, again, merely amounted to “Set better passwords.”
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Revenue amounted to $575 million, above the $570 million that analysts tracked by FactSet had been projecting.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Mother’s message amounted to an ultimatum: I could see her and my father, or I would never see her again.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
