accountable
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But Dressel wants to hold Bayer accountable and for the company to admit that it marketed a potentially dangerous product.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
This reasoning assumes a healthy, functioning democracy where politicians earn trust and legitimacy, and then are held accountable for betraying it.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
“We’re independent on the policy area, but we’re accountable in Congress.”
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Though a verdict has been reached, remedies for how Live Nation will be held accountable for its actions are still being decided by the judge.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
“I thought she was unreasonable to hold me accountable for policies I was opposing,” he said many years later.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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