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accountable

[uh-koun-tuh-buhl] / əˈkaʊn tə bəl /


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Still, these officeholder perform critical work for the state, including investing taxpayer funds, holding government accountable, running elections and dealing home insurance issues in the wake of historic wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The campaign is calling for new legislation to make the creation, possession and distribution of such material a specific criminal offence, and for online platforms to be held legally accountable for hosting it.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

There was no talk about holding powerful people accountable for their actions.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Two police officers have been acquitted in separate cases seeking to hold them accountable for deadly school shootings in Florida and Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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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