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This would, they say, be the best way to rid Serbian institutions of the cronyism and corruption which they hold responsible for the railway station disaster.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Who will the American people hold responsible for their suffering?

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

The reasons for abandonment vary, but at least 126,000 of these wells are orphans, meaning there’s no longer an owner or company that state regulators can hold responsible for them.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

Now it would be clear, she said, whom to hold responsible for blowing up their lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

The four men whom the Washington government wanted to arrest and hold responsible for the war were Toombs, Davis, Slidell, and Howell Cobb.

From Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage by Stovall, Pleasant A.




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