answerable

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Ms. Arno’s account brings us to the edge of that transformation, where the life no longer explains the poem and instead becomes answerable to it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Those are answerable questions—and they are the ones actually worth asking.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

The watchdog's chief executive Vijay Rangarajan said there was "a clear conflict of interest in asking existing councils to decide how long it will be before they are answerable to voters".

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

They had put their lives on the line to create a democratic republic, answerable to the people and not a king.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

Perhaps there was some truth in this; though I doubt whether his reserve, or anybody’s reserve, can be answerable for the event.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen