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“When the accountability comes, and I promise you accountability is coming, everyone involved in them will answer for it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Coupang CEO Harold Rogers was summoned to parliament in December 2025 over the deaths of Jang and Oh, as well as to answer for a recent data breach at his firm, involving 37.5 million users.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ms. O’Connell doesn’t claim to have an answer for the problem of who should take care of the family—unless that answer is both men and women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“We’re not the best answer for every single person, especially someone who wants to build a little more bespoke and custom.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
“You’ll have to answer for frightening these children. Let us out of here!”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
