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as in responsible
being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so
you are answerable for your own conduct at all times
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as in resolvable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
they say this equation is not answerable
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Chris Jackson / Getty Images And he will also have been given guidance on his fellow prince, who unlike William is not part of a constitutional monarchy answerable to lawmakers and open to criticism from an often boisterous free press.
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Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
Liberal democracy requires that state power be limited, accountable, and answerable to law; that due process be sacrosanct; that enforcement remain proportional and transparent; and that when things go wrong, authorities are subject to credible review.
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Emily Chamlee-Wright,
Washington Post,
6 Feb. 2026
Some thinkers doubt that the question is even answerable, while others think the theory is impossible – like a 2025 paper arguing that no purely algorithmic system can explain the universe.
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Rizwan Virk,
The Conversation,
13 Nov. 2025
Also, sources familiar with Madrid’s internal discussions say that the current hierarchy wants to ensure that decisions such as hiring or firing the coach and player transfers would always be made by the board, which is ultimately answerable to the socios.
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Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
Liberal democracy requires that state power be limited, accountable, and answerable to law; that due process be sacrosanct; that enforcement remain proportional and transparent; and that when things go wrong, authorities are subject to credible review.
—
Emily Chamlee-Wright,
Washington Post,
6 Feb. 2026
Some thinkers doubt that the question is even answerable, while others think the theory is impossible – like a 2025 paper arguing that no purely algorithmic system can explain the universe.
—
Rizwan Virk,
The Conversation,
13 Nov. 2025
Also, sources familiar with Madrid’s internal discussions say that the current hierarchy wants to ensure that decisions such as hiring or firing the coach and player transfers would always be made by the board, which is ultimately answerable to the socios.
—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for answerable
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Othram worked with Fort Worth police to identify McCurley as the man responsible.
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The Federal Aviation Administration regulates the airspace, and drone owners are responsible for knowing and abiding by those restrictions.
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For Manus, the problem at the heart of Beijing’s objection may not be resolvable, Hendrichs added.
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But one of the challenges here is that some of these crises are not immediately resolvable.
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Samsung had previously been found liable in a similar trademark case in 2022, also filed in London, involving third-party apps on its smartwatches.
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In Raney’s view, if the AI misses important context in a bodycam video that could clear someone of wrongdoing, and an officer fails to review it, their department could be held liable.
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If feasible, the developers agreed to reuse a six-story brick masonry building on 4th Street, dating to the early 1900s, that is no longer used to chill goods.
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That may be feasible in locations with multiple federal prisons, but closures at facilities such as FCI Big Sandy in Kentucky and FCI La Tuna in Texas present a far different reality.
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Trust depends on whether conclusions drawn from that ledger are reproducible, explainable, and defensible to both crypto-native investors and more recent members of the crypto space.
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Regulatory bodies increasingly expect documentation that demonstrates validation testing, bias mitigation protocols, and explainable outputs.
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Improve Gut Health Oats are a source of insoluble and soluble fiber, like beta-glucan, a component of nutrient-rich complex carbohydrates.
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While excess water-soluble B vitamins generally leave your body via urine, very high doses may increase the likelihood of side effects in sensitive individuals.
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That’s the only explicable reason for Australians to be riled up by comments from a guy most American fans can’t pick out of a lineup, whose most productive season came for a club literally named the Rough Riders.
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Throughout its 17 years, bitcoin has been defined by cycles—booms and busts that are sometimes explicable and sometimes not.
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The same research that documented the coverage losses also traced the harm to administrative friction, which is a solvable problem.
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Rotaku, a startup from the San Francisco Bay Area, thinks that's a solvable engineering problem and made its first move to change that.
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“Answerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answerable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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