onus
Example Sentences
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The significantly sweetened bid from Paramount put the onus on Netflix to either raise its bid of $27.75 per share for Warner’s studio and streaming businesses but it opted to walk away instead.
From MarketWatch
The significantly sweetened bid from Paramount put the onus on Netflix to either raise its bid of $27.75 per share for Warner’s studio and streaming businesses or drop out of the bidding.
From MarketWatch
"The onus should be on addressing these risks rather than making yet another cynically timed announcement that passes the buck to parents," he added.
From BBC
An Anthropic spokeswoman said the change is intended to help the company compete with several rivals against an uneven policy backdrop that puts the onus on companies to make their own judgments about safeguards.
Families can spend hundreds of pounds per child on school uniform and PE kit and the new law places the onus on all schools to ensure families pay less.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
