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Recent Examples of accounted
The records also show that Cuban nationals accounted for the highest numbers of immigration encounters, representing 28 of the 48 individuals encountered by Miami Springs police in the six-month period.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Rookie outfielder Victor Bericoto accounted for San Francisco’s only run by hitting his first career home run in the top of the fourth inning, an opposite-field solo shot that landed in the Giants’ bullpen.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
At least three stands were accounted for, including one outside the main entrance before walking in.
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
The Charlotte region accounted for more than half of existing centers at the time.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
The department said all staff and inmates have been accounted for and are safe.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 3 June 2026
In the 1950s, these rooms accounted for roughly 10% of rental housing.
—Erin Gaede, The Conversation, 3 June 2026
Independents, who accounted for 13%, were the source of the split.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Twelve people have been accounted for, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reported, citing DFR.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Rookie outfielder Victor Bericoto accounted for San Francisco’s only run by hitting his first career home run in the top of the fourth inning, an opposite-field solo shot that landed in the Giants’ bullpen.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
At least three stands were accounted for, including one outside the main entrance before walking in.
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
The Charlotte region accounted for more than half of existing centers at the time.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
The department said all staff and inmates have been accounted for and are safe.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 3 June 2026
In the 1950s, these rooms accounted for roughly 10% of rental housing.
—Erin Gaede, The Conversation, 3 June 2026
Independents, who accounted for 13%, were the source of the split.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Twelve people have been accounted for, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reported, citing DFR.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accounted
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The author could herself be considered predatorial, having written her own children in as the books’ protagonists, saddling them with a strange kind of fame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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However, the report noted that all 10 cities were still considered more affordable than Los Angeles, with some by a wide margin.—
Lindsay Kornick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The lens widened further to embrace categories of practice not conventionally regarded as art, most prominently, craft; here, too, the art establishment focused on textiles and ceramics engaged with an existing modernism, as opposed to the 1970s focus on regional and communal networks.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The 2001-02 squad set a franchise record with 61 wins and advanced to the Western Conference Finals, where Sacramento pushed the Los Angeles Lakers to seven games in a series widely regarded as one of the most memorable in NBA playoff history.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Eventually, the Golden Knights scored goals that counted.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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Momentum Cyber, an investment bank that has tracked the security industry for years, counted 15 cloud-security companies that raised venture money in all of 2025.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The rapidly ballooning market of the 1980s accommodated both kinds of art—art that might have been called critical, as well as art that might have been termed complicit, Pictures artists and neo-expressionists alike.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Food and drink Four Seasons has two properties in Istanbul—this, and its sister set on the stretch of the shore lined with former palace-cum-hotels that could be called the Posh-phorus.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Byrom was arrested on Sunday, according to jail records viewed by PEOPLE.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Talarico, by comparison, is viewed favorably by 47% of Texans.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Accounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accounted. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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