accountability
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Even after criminal convictions, civil judgments and years of litigation, Schwartz remained elusive to the people seeking answers or accountability.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
"Research was silenced, controversial work was shelved and universities were able to dodge accountability," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
“If they had said ‘We’re so sorry, we messed up’ — if there had been some accountability — we wouldn’t be where we are today,” Carrie Hanna said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
She writes from a place that’s a tangle of personal struggle, accountability and owning the pain.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
This trend began in the 1990s with an educational reform movement that stressed teacher accountability.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing accountability
The Hate U Give
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President Trump's First State of The Union Address (2018)
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