accountability
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After a forensic investigation and interviews with six clerks, the 11th Circuit Judicial Council issued a toothless private reprimand: Judge Ross was initially shielded from accountability, her identity shielded from public scrutiny.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
When he was elected on a police accountability platform in 2020, Dist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
"It shows once again that when victims and survivors seek help, or support, or accountability, they are silenced, or ridiculed, or attacked," she added.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
In the news business, there’s the world that most of us journalists aspire to live in—the one that has our audience eagerly clamoring for more of our serious accountability reporting.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
But I was depressed by what it represented—the hours measured, the boredom of inmates and irritation of officers, the ticking of the clock, the niggling accountability.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing accountability
The Hate U Give
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President Trump's First State of The Union Address (2018)
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