as in recklessness
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Damajae McKenzie, 30, pleaded guilty in April to criminal recklessness.
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Sublime were always close to death and the threat of violence; their music was basically powered by the recklessness of their lifestyle.
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And yet, Washington responded to Genet not with rashness and bravado but with restraint made public law.
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His audacity and her rashness might surprise some.
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Once, administrators confronted him about the carelessness of his grading.
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That's not chance or carelessness.
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The heat, the sunlight, the wildness of the landscape immediately locked me into the Greek atmosphere of the book.
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Adams does not stop for meaning, his early minimalist style causing the words to flow over you whether in somber reflection or the wildness of wild nights that do, indeed, stop for death.
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The motion does not address the core negligence and wrongful death claims stemming from the crash itself but seeks to dismiss claims related to emergency dispatch and allegations Riverside County officials failed to protect the victims after the collision.
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Charges have since been dismissed against three, including Nores — all of whom were accused of negligence.
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“Foolhardiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foolhardiness. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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