liable
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The judge's decision is set to hike the share of the costs the seven are liable for.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hyde Lane is requesting Netflix and Netflix Studios be held liable for infringement, although no specified amount was listed in the suit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
This spring a federal jury found Meta and YouTube liable for one young woman’s mental spiral and awarded $6 million in damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Graduates in England who became liable to pay back their loans in April 2026 had an average debt of £47,730, external, according to the Student Loans Company - down from £53,000 the year before.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Don’t worry that or it’s liable to scar worse,” she’d said as she handed Naomi an enormous piece of pecan pie.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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