responsible
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Her family was in Philadelphia, and she barely knew her new colleagues, but she was suddenly responsible for an institution where staff members were being evacuated and employees or their relatives lost homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Forensic analysis by the BBC suggests an elite police unit responsible for protecting the president may have fired the fatal shots.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
This was a particularly important gap because the retina and surrounding tissues are affected by some of the most serious diseases responsible for permanent vision loss.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Natural gas is responsible for more than 40% of all electricity in the U.S., and the U.S. is the world’s largest producer of natural gas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
He did not want to be responsible for Abby.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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