as in to explain
to give the reason for or cause of
could not account for the huge difference in price between the two practically identical handbags
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Month: Delta denies using AI to come up with inflated, personalized prices Delta finally explains how its AI pricing works amid ongoing backlash.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
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Benz explained that the team had inherited legacy payments platforms built on aging Microsoft BizTalk infrastructure.—
Judith Magyar,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Account (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/account%20%28for%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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