responsible
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Their experiments showed that the same basic chemistry responsible for nanoparticle formation outdoors can occur indoors much more rapidly and at much higher concentrations, with potentially important consequences for human exposure.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Perhaps we’re just as responsible for trivializing the show’s subject matter as the show itself.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
It was a visual affair designed to project a new phase of managed competition between a prevailing superpower and a rising one — a message that Washington and Beijing are ultimately capable of responsible leadership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Duxbury mother, accused of killing her three young children, argued at trial that she wasn’t criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Those guys had been told, “Take care of him. You’re responsible if he doesn’t come back!”
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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