as in explaining
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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Brown shared a statement explaining his absence with CBS Mornings and Today as the remaining members of the cast — Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, Antoni Porowski, and new design expert Jeremiah Brent — appeared without him.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Jan. 2026 -
While several market observers emphasized the impact of trade war concerns when explaining the latest movements in risk assets, some analysts noted the influence that leverage had on these price fluctuations.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Accounting (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accounting%20%28for%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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