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"was held responsible for" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to describe an action or situation in which someone is deemed responsible for something. Example: The CEO was held responsible for the company's financial losses and was ultimately fired from their position.
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He was held responsible for it.
Stalin was held responsible for millions of deaths.
Benedek was held responsible for the defeat and was retired.
Neither man was held responsible for his fighters' sexual crimes.
No one was held responsible for the intelligence failures of 9/11; no one was held responsible for the lack of planning in postwar Iraq; and no one high up was held responsible for Abu Ghraib.
Use of the foot pedal was held responsible for fallen arches and flat feet.
Exxon was held responsible for the disaster, and Mr. Bush was mostly spared criticism.
"And the party in power was held responsible for an economy that is still underperforming".
Clarendon also was held responsible for unpopular decisions, such as the sale of Dunkirk to France.
He was held responsible for sending nearly 1,000 Jews to die in concentration camps.
Truong Chinh's power was eclipsed briefly in 1956, when he was held responsible for failures of the Central Reform Committee.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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