- plural of responsibility.
responsibilities
Americannoun
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No doubt this aversion is in part due to her responsibilities as the mother of young children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Over four years, those responsibilities would give instructors repeated opportunities to teach, observe, correct and assess the habits of a future officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
While almost as many women work as men, they spend nearly an hour longer each day doing unpaid work such as chores or caring responsibilities, the Office for National Statistics says.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In his resignation statement, Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada insisted "the Department carried out its responsibilities in accordance with the established protocol."
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Then, upholding his big-brother responsibilities as “first taster,” he nibbled on one of the claws hanging out from between the bread.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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