accounted for
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Their average age was 64, and women accounted for 51% of the study population.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Coal-fired power plants accounted for 33.5 percent of Turkey's electricity production in 2025, energy ministry figures show, with Ember saying almost two-thirds of its coal was imported.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Import taxes accounted for just over 1% of federal revenue in 2024.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Its injectable diabetes products, including Ozempic, accounted for 29.81 billion kroner of sales, down 5% year-on-year.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
All the Southrons had been accounted for, save only the great mûmak: what happened to him none could say.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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