accountings

noun

plural of accounting
as in explanations
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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  • But Gottschald has learned that beneath those initial explanations often lie more complicated concerns.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
  • These ideas appeared far less often in our participants’ explanations of what teaching resembles.
    — Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • Among their reasons for concern is Ohio’s poor track record when women are on the ballot.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • These tools are primarily used by those who make less than $50,000 according to a 2022 Government Accountability Office report, with food and rent being the key reasons people use the service, one case study of food and restaurant workers found.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Accountings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accountings. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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