accountable
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Together, they threaten to remove long-standing tools for the public to hold corporations accountable.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
Last week, the U.K.’s Financial Reporting Council issued guidance on how firms should use these tools, warning that the human auditor is always accountable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
“Had Edison known it would be accountable for those funds, that wildfire may not have started,” Jamie Court of Consumer Watchdog told the committee, referring to the Eaton fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
His analysis held Hong Kong insiders accountable when they abused their power or shirked their responsibilities, whether they were corporate managers or government officials.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
That the military was accountable, reasonable, and was kept in check by concentric circles of regulations, laws, common sense, common decency.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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