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Recent Examples of accounted
Contractors had been working on the building over the last few days, and police are now trying to confirm whether all the workers have been accounted for, according to the New York Daily News.
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Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
And its humanoid robot makers accounted for the vast majority of the global android deliveries last year, far outpacing American competitors like Tesla and FigureAI.
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John Liu,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
In 2022 long-term acute care hospitals accounted for 56 percent of screening detections and ordinary acute care hospitals for 25; by 2024 the proportions had inverted, to 36 and 51.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
That funding accounted for roughly 46 percent of the museums’ combined income.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
According to the Colorado Secretary of State's Office, men and women ages 65 and older have accounted for 27% of the ballots, with age groups 18-24 and 25-34 having the fewest ballots returned so far, just 10% combined for both of those age groups.
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Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Together, Nike and Adidas accounted for more than 85 percent of the scoring across the four tournaments.
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Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
In April, Tether’s stablecoin, USDT, accounted for about 62% of the stablecoin market, while Circle’s USDC held roughly 25%, according to a report from the crypto analytics company CoinGecko.
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Camila Grigera Naón,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Foscue's two-out double in the ninth off Erik Sabrowski accounted for the final two runs, the second one scoring when Steven Kwan overran the ball in left field for an error.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
And its humanoid robot makers accounted for the vast majority of the global android deliveries last year, far outpacing American competitors like Tesla and FigureAI.
—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
In 2022 long-term acute care hospitals accounted for 56 percent of screening detections and ordinary acute care hospitals for 25; by 2024 the proportions had inverted, to 36 and 51.
—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
That funding accounted for roughly 46 percent of the museums’ combined income.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
According to the Colorado Secretary of State's Office, men and women ages 65 and older have accounted for 27% of the ballots, with age groups 18-24 and 25-34 having the fewest ballots returned so far, just 10% combined for both of those age groups.
—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Together, Nike and Adidas accounted for more than 85 percent of the scoring across the four tournaments.
—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
In April, Tether’s stablecoin, USDT, accounted for about 62% of the stablecoin market, while Circle’s USDC held roughly 25%, according to a report from the crypto analytics company CoinGecko.
—
Camila Grigera Naón,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Foscue's two-out double in the ninth off Erik Sabrowski accounted for the final two runs, the second one scoring when Steven Kwan overran the ball in left field for an error.
—
ABC News,
29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accounted
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The court's 6-3 ruling, issued Tuesday, June 30, ensures that children born in the country are considered Americans.
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Legislators last year updated the law to clarify that even if businesses don’t communicate directly but use algorithmic pricing software that leads to them charging a common rate, that could still be considered price-fixing.
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Generally, dark energy and dark matter are regarded as separate entities, their elusiveness their primary link.
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Not only in the United States but across the world, he was regarded with a mixture of reverence and awe.
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The ruling upholds Illinois law, which allows mail-in ballots postmarked — or personally attested to — by Election Day to be counted up to two weeks afterward.
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The 5-4 ruling rejects a Republican challenge to voter law in California and 13 other states, where ballots received after Election Day may be counted if they are postmarked on Election Day or earlier.
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One of the entities that helped turn an idea into those accounts was a partnership called the Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI), between asset manager BlackRock and Commonwealth, a national nonprofit focused on financial security.
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Tetanus is caused by a bacterium called Clostridium tetani.
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Carr was viewed by NBA scouts as athletic with his 42½-inch vertical leap and as having a good jump shot.
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Nashville’s explosive culinary scene is now viewed as a model for other cities of how to balance growth with authenticity.
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“Accounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accounted. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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