liable
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In March, a Los Angeles jury found that Meta-owned Instagram and YouTube were liable for the suffering of a California woman who alleged the platforms were built to addict young users.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Other sources of income, liable for tax, include the King's own investments and savings alongside money generated by his private estates, Balmoral and Sandringham.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
The court said the company cannot be held liable under state law for failing to warn consumers about the alleged risk when the Environmental Protection Agency had not required such a label.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Kavanaugh said that, because the Environmental Protection Agency didn’t require a warning label on the product, the company cannot be held liable.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
I opened my mouth to protest that he was inexperienced, and liable to the factory transport himself if stopped on the street.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing liable
The Diary of Anne Frank
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