onus

Example Sentences

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"Throughout my entire life the onus has always been on the woman to protect herself," says Rosie Richardson, a technology company product and strategy director.

From BBC

“The onus is on employers to make sure they are not leaving talent underdeveloped.”

From MarketWatch

"Surely the onus should be on Boardmasters to arrange their acts and timings more effectively rather than solving the problem by impacting residents?" he said.

From BBC

The significantly sweetened bid from Paramount put the onus on Netflix to either raise its bid of $27.75 per share for Warner’s studio and streaming businesses but it opted to walk away instead.

From MarketWatch

The significantly sweetened bid from Paramount put the onus on Netflix to either raise its bid of $27.75 per share for Warner’s studio and streaming businesses or drop out of the bidding.

From MarketWatch