accountable
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A listing, they say, will destroy its character by making it accountable to outside shareholders whose focus would be financial returns.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
What is different from traditional automation isn’t that the machine lacks accountability, but that it can now make choices that look increasingly like those made by an accountable person.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Lula has called for transparency so that those responsible are held accountable.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
"If you build a cybercrime empire, we will find you, dismantle your operation, and hold you accountable," said US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The stakes are considered high because instead of simply testing students to measure their progress, schools are increasingly held accountable for the results.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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