liable
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The plan also pledges that by 2029, all buildings 36ft or above with unsafe cladding will either have been remediated, have a date for completion, or the landlords will be liable for severe penalties.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
Last month, a federal court said that caseworkers may be held personally liable for taking a child from a parent without prior judicial review because it is such a clear violation of the Constitution.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026
The lawsuit against Snap, though, says that it seeks to hold the company liable for the design and marketing of “unreasonably dangerous social media products.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
The justices ruled it can’t be held liable under state law for failing to warn about the alleged risk when a federal regulator, the Environmental Protection Agency, didn’t require a warning label on the product.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
One of the policemen said, “Old woman, you’ll have to get out of here. You’re liable to get knocked down when we take him through the door.”
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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