responsibility
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The goal, the strategy says, is to give European nations the main responsibility for the conventional defense of the continent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
The court recognised his diminished responsibility due to mental health conditions.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026
Diplomats said the declaration will call for a "stronger Europe in a stronger NATO" as Washington presses its allies to take responsibility for their own defences.
From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026
Either way, know that nothing in this hour expands beyond territory he hasn’t covered – including, and namely, any epiphanies about responsibility.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026
All he knew was that, in rapid succession, Goldman created a bunch of multibillion-dollar deals that transferred to AIG the responsibility for all future losses from $20 billion in triple-B-rated subprime mortgage bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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