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accountability

[uh-koun-tuh-bil-i-tee] / əˌkaʊn təˈbɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
responsibility
Synonyms


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Metro made strides in cutting costs and providing more accountability.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

And right now, most of these institutions don’t have any accountability to actually demonstrate that students have learned while they were there.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"You cannot beat that real person, that real connection, the accountability," he says.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Model the accountability you want to see in others.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Instead of coddling his precinct commanders, Bratton demanded accountability.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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