liable
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This would take the payment above the £12,570 personal tax allowance and therefore be liable for income tax if no changes are made.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
At the maximum penalty of $5,000 per violation, Meta could have been liable for a penalty of $219.5 billion; the judge, showing compassion, cut that to $25 billion without explaining his reasoning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The jury found Meta liable last month for violating New Mexico’s unfair practices law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Under the plain text of the Video Privacy Protection Act, Salazar should be able to hold Paramount liable for its disclosure of his video history.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
“No; I have found when she is absent this long, she is liable not to come back till late.”
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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