answerable

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Ms. Arno’s account brings us to the edge of that transformation, where the life no longer explains the poem and instead becomes answerable to it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Those are answerable questions—and they are the ones actually worth asking.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

They had put their lives on the line to create a democratic republic, answerable to the people and not a king.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

She told Newyddion S4C: "Once these reports exist, who exactly is responsible for implementing recommendations? And who is answerable if they aren't implemented?"

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

He still directed philosophic operations, but it was clear to all that he was answerable to Mr. Sharpe, who lived in his house, apparently as a guest, but verily, as a master.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson