differing account

collocation in English

meaningsofdifferandaccount

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differ
verb[I]
uk
/ˈdɪf.ər/us
/ˈdɪf.ɚ/
to be not like something or someone else, either physically or in ...
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account
noun
uk
/əˈkaʊnt/us
/əˈkaʊnt/
an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and to allow you to take it out when you ...
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(Definition ofdifferandaccountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If one interviewed each of the members of a jury, one would find that every one had adifferingaccount.
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Differing accounts were given of its history and purport.
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Adifferingaccountsuggests that if a family believed that they were under evil influence, all fires in the district between two running streams were extinguished on a set day.
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One of the reasons there may be differing accounts of the eventual winner is attributable to a minor controversy with the final game.
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There are irreconcilably differing accounts of the dates and sequences of events regarding the invention.
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There are differing accounts of their first meeting.
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There are differing accounts of the earnings for court reporters.
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From these differing accounts it seems that gull intervention might have occurred in relatively isolated places.
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Their relationship lasted almost two years with differing accounts of who ended it.
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According to differing accounts, they took between $900 and $3,000, as well as a gold watch and other articles of jewelry.
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There are many differing accounts of the episode, the incident being much favoured in early historical accounts and fiction.
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It is not clear how the engagement began, with differing accounts being given.
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Covay has given differing accounts regarding the recording.
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These various differing accounts weaken the overall evidential power of miracles.
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There are differing accounts over how the stream acquired its name.
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Differing accounts from different historians exist about what actually transpired during the battle.
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During this meeting the two men took a private moment outside, the content of which has caused much speculation, as both gave differing accounts.
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There are differing accounts on the meaning of the name.
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More research into primary sources is still needed to resolve the differing accounts.
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There are differing accounts as to the reason for his departure.
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