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claimed responsibility for vs claimed the responsibility for

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Claimed responsibility for" is more commonly used and is the standard phrase when someone takes credit or admits to being responsible for something. On the other hand, "claimed the responsibility for" is less common and may sound a bit more formal or specific in certain contexts.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 562 views

claimed responsibility for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone admits to being responsible for an action, event, or outcome.

Examples:

  • The terrorist group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
  • The company claimed responsibility for the data breach.
  • He claimed responsibility for the mistake.
  • She claimed responsibility for the success of the project.
  • The politician claimed responsibility for the policy change.
  • For several months after the 9/11 attacks, no one, nor any group, claimed responsibility for the attacks, so the primary responsibility fell solely upon the hijackers, all of whom were killed and all of whom left no message or any claim of  ...
  • May 5, 2015 ... (CNN) ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack outside a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Texas -- and warned of more attacks to come. In a broadcast on its official radio channel Tuesday, the group said two Al ...
  • May 22, 2015 ... Terror group "Islamic State" has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia. At least 21 people died and countless others were injured, when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the site.
  • May 22, 2015 ... The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack at a Shi'ite Houthi mosque in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa Friday that wounded at least 13 people, a security source said. ISIS said it was behind the explosion in a ...

Alternatives:

  • took responsibility for
  • acknowledged responsibility for
  • accepted responsibility for
  • admitted responsibility for
  • owned up to responsibility for

claimed the responsibility for

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase can be used in more formal or specific contexts when referring to a particular responsibility that is being claimed.
  • Mar 27, 2015 ... Somalia Islamist group claimed the responsibility for the attack. Al Shabaab military spokesperson Sheikh Abdiaziz Abu Musab said “We are behind the attack, and our men are in control of the hotel.” Al Shabaab has been ...
  • May 6, 2015 ... Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claimed the responsibility for that attack which claimed the lives of a dozen people. The American Muslim community sought to distance itself from the recent attack in Texas. “The actions of ...
  • Feb 20, 2015 ... The capital's deputy mayor and two legislators died while 40 others, including the country's deputy prime minister and transport minister were wounded. Al Qaida- linked al-Shabab militants have claimed the responsibility for ...
  • May 5, 2015 ... The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed the responsibility for the attack at a Prophet Muhammad cartoon exhibition in Texas via its official radio station. A police officer stands near the suspects' vehicle after a shooting ...

Alternatives:

  • claimed responsibility for
  • took the responsibility for
  • acknowledged the responsibility for
  • accepted the responsibility for
  • admitted the responsibility for

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