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accountable

[uh-koun-tuh-buhl] / əˈkaʊn tə bəl /


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Judge Ross is the latest in a long line of examples of the most hypocritical double standard: Judges hold others accountable for misconduct but are never held accountable themselves.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

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 Argentina-based Inter-American Legal Assistance Center for Human Rights, which supports victims of repression in Nicaragua, strongly condemned Rivera's death and said those responsible "must be held criminally accountable".

From BBC • May 31, 2026

An authority that comes from nowhere visible, accountable to nothing you can touch or verify or cross-examine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

He was a crotchety old grandfather and not at all accountable for how he came out.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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