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Recent Examples of accounted
Hyperscale customers accounted for a little over 50% of the revenue here.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Battling through double teams in the post, Ike stepped outside and drilled a pair of early 3-pointers and accounted for 12 of Gonzaga’s first 17 points.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
In 2023, rural roadways accounted for 41% of traffic deaths.
—Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
In the build-up to Arsenal’s first goal, Spurs had an identifiable defensive shape, with all three of the opposition’s attacking bodies in the box accounted for.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Athletics accounted for 71% of that figure.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
In 2019, China alone accounted for 70% of our total business.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The researchers accounted for common chronic conditions that can raise dementia risk — including hypertension, stroke and depression — to see whether those illnesses helped explain the link between pollution and Alzheimer’s disease.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Authorities say there are no reported fatalities, and all of the employees have been accounted for.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Battling through double teams in the post, Ike stepped outside and drilled a pair of early 3-pointers and accounted for 12 of Gonzaga’s first 17 points.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
In 2023, rural roadways accounted for 41% of traffic deaths.
—Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
In the build-up to Arsenal’s first goal, Spurs had an identifiable defensive shape, with all three of the opposition’s attacking bodies in the box accounted for.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Athletics accounted for 71% of that figure.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
In 2019, China alone accounted for 70% of our total business.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The researchers accounted for common chronic conditions that can raise dementia risk — including hypertension, stroke and depression — to see whether those illnesses helped explain the link between pollution and Alzheimer’s disease.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Authorities say there are no reported fatalities, and all of the employees have been accounted for.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accounted
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Over the last several years, changes in the law and an evolving approach regarding youth offenders cleared the way for Williams to ask to have his sentence vacated on the grounds that it could be considered de facto life without parole.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The classified documents case was once considered the most serious of the four criminal cases against him.—
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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Zimmer is widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers alive today and one of the greatest of all time.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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Couzijn was regarded by many as a cherished mentor who had a gift for guiding people without diminishing them.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Any county with a ban was counted in our data.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Several members of the group were also connected to Sugar Bowl Academy, an elite boarding and day school for competitive skiers and snowboarders that has counted multiple Olympians among its alumni.—
Bonny Chu , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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After receiving the bribe into the trust account, Okoronkwo routed funds to a company called IPO Capital LLC from February 2016 to 2018.—
Ryanne Mena,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Governor Gavin Newsom echoed Bonta’s sentiment and called the city’s lawsuit a waste of taxpayer resources.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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The post, which has been viewed more than 400,000 times, sparked plenty of discourse in the comments section.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Marvel was always a visual medium, from the first illustrated comics in New York to the international blockbuster movies that are viewed all over the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Accounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accounted. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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