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accountable

[uh-koun-tuh-buhl] / əˈkaʊn tə bəl /


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"I always say that. I'm number one accountable."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Last week, the U.K.’s Financial Reporting Council issued guidance on how firms should use these tools, warning that the human auditor is always accountable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Together, they threaten to remove long-standing tools for the public to hold corporations accountable.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

“Had Edison known it would be accountable for those funds, that wildfire may not have started,” Jamie Court of Consumer Watchdog told the committee, referring to the Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

I don’t want to be part of holding him accountable.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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