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accounting

[uh-koun-ting] / əˈkaʊn tɪŋ /
NOUN
keeping financial accounts
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Commercial revenue grew even faster, at a 60% increase compared with 2024, with U.S. sales accounting for 70% of the almost $2.1 billion total.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

In taking the top spot, Japan nudged out the U.K. last year with 3,501 establishments accounting for 130,008 jobs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Headline consumer prices rose 3.3% annually, with energy accounting for the bulk of the increase.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The accounting firm cut about 3% of its U.S. workforce across audit, tax and consulting, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The poor squirrel was the only creature that might be trusted to give an honest accounting of the events that had led to its untimely arrival at the party.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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