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account for
verb
- to give reasons for (an event, act, etc)
- to make or provide a reckoning of (expenditure, payments, etc)
- to be responsible for destroying, killing, or putting (people, aircraft, etc) out of action
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Israeli authorities have provided conflicting accounts for the cause of the fire.
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Online accounts for about a third of M&S's clothing and home sales.
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The manufacturing and export hub, home to more than 30 ports, accounted for 17% of all Chinese sales to the US last year.
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The rise in the number of available seats in the House of Commons, from 338 to 343, reflects a new political map which accounts for changes in population.
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It has also accounted for why the Always Trumpers still support the Liar-in-Chief to this day and why they believe in the falsehoods that the election was “rigged” and “stolen” by the Democrats.
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