responsible
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The U.K. also announced sanctions against hackers responsible for Lumma Stealer, malware that sucks up sensitive information from devices it infects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
At some stage, someone has to be responsible for that.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Graham, a prominent foreign-policy hawk and close Trump ally, died unexpectedly over the weekend at 71, leaving McMaster responsible for appointing someone to serve until the senator's term expires in January.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The researchers next explored whether these proteins were responsible for helping α-synuclein move from neuron to neuron.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
After admitting to herself that Papá wasn’t going to send any more money, she’d done the responsible thing and gone out and found her very first job.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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