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accountant

[uh-koun-tnt] / əˈkaʊn tnt /


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“I feel like it’s a distraction,” the 32-year-old accountant said while clicking away beside her 4-year-old son.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Though an accountant by trade, he began integrating into the family business and, before his father’s passing, took over the business with his brother.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

"Every day, I wake up wondering whether the situation will de-escalate or worsen," said Mustafa Mohamed, a 39-year-old Sudanese accountant in the Gulf country.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

“There are two things I am not: an accountant or an attorney,” said Mitzie Wilson, a certified financial planner based in Georgia.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

“But why? Zaid should be doing that. What do we have an accountant for?”

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

His campaign manager said Friday that accountants are still working on the new filing.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

"The forensic accountants had done their work and came out with this deep connection to African chattel enslavement. Once something is brought to the light, you can't push it back into the darkness."

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Following staff cuts at the agency, lawyers and accountants noticed an uptick in abruptly ended audits.

From MarketWatch Jun. 5, 2026

Vehicle design is subject to a host of requirements and regulations that constrain designers’ options; what’s left has to be approved by the company’s accountants and suppliers and signed off by the executive corps.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

In the Fertile Crescent, village accountants began keeping records with clay tokens around 8000 b.c.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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