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accountability

[uh-koun-tuh-bil-i-tee] / əˌkaʊn təˈbɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
responsibility
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It is rebuilt by accountability, which this document avoids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Currently anyone can call themselves a maternity nurse, sleep expert or consultant, without any training, oversight or accountability.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

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

From what I could see, there simply was no commitment to the rule of law, no accountability, and little shame.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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