responsibilities
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“It is crucial to clearly distinguish between the responsibilities of a regime and the fate of millions of ordinary citizens,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
His analysis held Hong Kong insiders accountable when they abused their power or shirked their responsibilities, whether they were corporate managers or government officials.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Amazon has suffered a spate of outages, some of them lasting hours, since it began entrusting more software coding responsibilities to AI bots while laying off human engineers, according to the Financial Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
He apologised after later returning, saying he had "been too blunt and extreme in my remarks, which hurt many people and made me neglect the responsibilities of being a public figure".
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The signs had been there since he could walk, and he perfected the more distasteful aspects of his personality as he lurched into manhood and assumed his responsibilities.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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