accountable
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Still, these officeholder perform critical work for the state, including investing taxpayer funds, holding government accountable, running elections and dealing home insurance issues in the wake of historic wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
The media, lawyers and civil society can hold the government accountable.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
"The government needs to look more at the companies themselves and hold them accountable for the content they are allowing on there."
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Two police officers have been acquitted in separate cases seeking to hold them accountable for deadly school shootings in Florida and Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But he was in the RAF and the Tommies held him accountable.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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