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accountings

noun

plural of accounting
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a statement given to explain a belief or act what accounting can you give for your bizarre actions on the night in question?

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Recent Examples of accountings These estimates are between 100 and 10,000 times lower than previous accountings of atmospheric microplastics—a discrepancy that the researchers behind the new study say underscores the need for better global measures of these pollutants. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026 The plan states that during the shutdown, several services will be halted, including benefit verifications, earning record corrections, payee accountings, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, replacement Medicare cards and overpayments processing. — Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • Use Slack for updates, async video for explanations and live conversations for dialogue.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But the plot loops and falls in on itself, rendering the dreamlike first half open to interpretation, and leaving viewers to sort through its many possible explanations.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • And there might be strategic reasons to hold Luzardo back for a potential Game 3.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The move is striking for a number of reasons, ranging from the existing budget disparities between the two parties involved to the fact that the money would be used for projects that the current NIH leadership has explicitly rejected.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
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“Accountings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accountings. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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