answering to
Example Sentences
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The Times: But does it make you uncomfortable, the way they speak about co-governance, as if they endorse and then they feel that those representatives should be answering to them?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Part of that self-regulation relates to where Anthropic will invest its talent and computing power when it’s public, since it will have to focus on profitability and answering to more shareholders.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
"They're answering to a lot of the expectations users have," Badouard said.
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
Dudek says this behavior stemmed partly from being in over his head, amazed by who he was suddenly answering to.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025
There was a noise like a railway train letting off its whistle, and, answering to it—riding on it like the voice of the Arabian Bird—Robin Wood’s horn of silver began to Mow.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
