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accountable

[uh-koun-tuh-buhl] / əˈkaʊn tə bəl /


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Forward guidance has high-minded objectives: making the Fed more transparent and accountable and giving markets the information they need to adapt to future policy shifts without undue surprises.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

"Ghana was the crime scene where these atrocities took place, so Ghana cannot afford to be silent on ensuring that we hold perpetrators accountable," Ablakwa says.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

“We will continue to monitor its performance closely, raise these issues publicly, and hold the Genco Board and management team accountable for every commitment made to shareholders throughout this process.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Sure, hold Flores reasonably accountable for taking matters into his own hands, if he broke the law in doing so.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

That the military was accountable, reasonable, and was kept in check by concentric circles of regulations, laws, common sense, common decency.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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