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answerable

[an-ser-uh-buhl, ahn-] / ˈæn sər ə bəl, ˈɑn- /


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They are eminently answerable if you ask what action needs to take place — or not to happen — to address each situation you describe.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

It is much harder to be the person answerable to the nearly 10 million people of Los Angeles County when it comes to ensuring they feel both protected and respected by the law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

Perhaps there was some truth in this; though I doubt whether his reserve, or anybody’s reserve, can be answerable for the event.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen


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