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[uh-kaunt] / əˈkaʊnt /




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Amarillo billionaire Alex Fairly, meanwhile, had maxed out to Paxton’s direct campaign account with a $7,000 donation in the spring; in late August, he gave $274,300 to Paxton’s joint fundraising committee.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

The stolen data did not include Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, financial account information, credit or debit card information or account passwords.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Burwood withdrew money from the woman's bank account, accepted ownership of her house and received thousand of pounds, which was used for her own benefit, including for building work and the purchase of vehicles.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

If there’s money in the HSA owner’s account at death, the account terminates and income taxes are due.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I followed you. There were a few points I wished to make, for the account you will tell of my life.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

That marks an increase of 156,000 people from the end of last year, and accounts for roughly 3.5 percent of Japan's total population, according to calculations based on government estimates.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

A California e-commerce platform is fueling the rise of live shopping in the United States, taking on giants such as TikTok and tackling concerns that the app is draining people’s bank accounts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Either the user or the employer, or both, can make tax-deductible contributions to these accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

It began with small accounts on social media speculating or claiming that Talarico was out not because he was physically ill but because he was mentally ill.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

One of the most compelling accounts of the postemancipation period is The Strange Career of Jim Crow, written by C. Vann Woodward in 1955.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

In September, individual investors and second-home buyers accounted for 20% of home-purchase transactions — the highest share in a little over a year, according to the National Association of Realtors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

Instead, one particular form accounted for most of the rise.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Central Statistics Office said data centres accounted for 23 percent of the country's electricity consumption last year -- as much as all Irish households combined.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Energy accounted for more than half of the increase as supply disruptions from the Iran war push up prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

I shook out my purse and was surprised to see four drabs and a copper ha’penny I hadn’t accounted for.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Notably, the relationship between earlier fitness and later artery health remained significant even after accounting for several established cardiovascular risk factors, including obesity, smoking, and blood pressure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Eritreans were the most common nationality among small boats migrants in the 12 months to June - accounting for 18% of arrivals, external, according to figures from the House of Commons Library.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Shivaram Rajgopal is a contributor for The Wall Street Journal and the Kester and Byrnes professor of accounting and auditing at Columbia Business School.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Europe’s space economy has taken off, with companies in the region raising $6.3 billion in the third quarter, accounting for 28% of total global investment, according to Space Capital.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

But Terryl found a community college, feeding off encouragement from the Man- dels, the family she worked for at the accounting firm, and her own raw faith that she could change her circumstances.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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