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accountable

[uh-koun-tuh-buhl] / əˈkaʊn tə bəl /


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The survey also revealed that only 30% of teachers said their schools consistently held students accountable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

As part of this goal, a new accountable and transparent process was necessary to oversee researchers, institutions and funding agencies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Grande has previously expressed her desire to hold hackers accountable for leaking unreleased music.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Organizers in the district said that no matter who wins, they intend to hold the new council member accountable.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The uniformity of the earth’s life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high probability that we derived, originally, from some single cell, fertilized in a bolt of lightning as the earth cooled.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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