accountable

Example Sentences

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"We're keen to learn who, if any - but we suspect some - assisted him in getting away from Porepunkah… if anyone was complicit, they will be held accountable," Bush told reporters.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

For years, efforts to hold social-media companies accountable ran into Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which shields platforms from liability for content posted by users.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Can we hold the human that coded the agent accountable for things that the agent might do autonomously?

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

But critical thinking, she said, “is an essentially social activity that requires we be accountable to other humans.”

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

That also meant that legislators could be held accountable for their positions.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling