responsibilities
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It’s as if handing over the responsibilities of getting through each day to someone else has taken a burden from her shoulders.
From Literature
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Many high-achieving workers may find that they have kept saying yes to more and more responsibilities, but at some point, they hit a breaking point.
From MarketWatch
Grant added that a third of CalMac sailings on Thursday were subject to disruptions, and called on ministers to "face up to their responsibilities and ensure that communities are properly compensated".
From BBC
Iran's regime is a state system, resting on a complex and dense network of political and religious institutions with overlapping responsibilities.
From BBC
Following the BBC report on a potential 'shadow ban' on players from Pakistan, the ECB first wrote to the eight Hundred franchises to remind them of their responsibilities on matters of discrimination.
From BBC
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