liable
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Although they rejected his claim for compensation, the courts left the door open to holding major emitters liable for climate-related payments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Official figures show that in 2024-25 around 30,400 deaths in the UK left estates which were liable for inheritance tax.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
At one point, she said Booking.com had told her she would be liable for the refunds, which totalled just over £1m.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Bessent said that “the best way to guarantee is that the creators are liable for what they build and generate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Anything electronic seemed fundamentally magical to Shadow, and liable to evaporate at any moment.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing liable
The Diary of Anne Frank
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