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accountable

[uh-koun-tuh-buhl] / əˈkaʊn tə bəl /


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I also consider that we have to do so safely and in a way that is fully accountable, he said, promising a thorough investigation.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

Kimberly Atwood, the sister of a Done patient who died, said she wanted He held accountable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

“I can only be honest,” said Balogun, who was perhaps the most accountable U.S. player in the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

In 2020 he wrote that the president is “directly accountable to the people through regular elections” and “the most democratic and politically accountable official in government.”

From Slate • Jul. 7, 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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