responsibilities
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The panel found the teacher's conduct "involved serious and repeated failures to maintain proper professional boundaries with a pupil and a failure to act in accordance with safeguarding expectations, requirements and responsibilities".
From BBC • May 16, 2026
They have the power of the state behind them, and they have ethical responsibilities that go with that.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
I’m not saying you should take so much time off that you abandon your responsibilities or your team.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
In China, the defense minister largely handles military diplomacy and doesn’t hold command responsibilities over combat operations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Because of beliefs in Germany at the time—that women were physically and intellectually incapable of undertaking responsibilities outside the household realm—women could not formally train in a profession or manage a business.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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