as in negligence
failure to carefully think about, listen to, or watch someone or something
Many traffic accidents are the result of driver inattention. They lost several potential clients through their inattention to detail.
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Recent Examples of inattention
But aggressive fire suppression and inattention to urban overgrowth have left excessive, easy-to-ignite vegetation in many areas.
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Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
The dye has been linked to behavioral problems in children, including inattention and hyperactivity.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
In today's digital workplace, where cyber threats lurk behind every click and keystroke, a single moment of inattention can lead to disaster.
—Dror Liwer, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Several consumer advocacy groups have also argued the dye affects children’s behavior, but an FDA review in 2011 could not find a link between the dye and hyperactivity or inattention.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
The dye has been linked to behavioral problems in children, including inattention and hyperactivity.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
In today's digital workplace, where cyber threats lurk behind every click and keystroke, a single moment of inattention can lead to disaster.
—Dror Liwer, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Several consumer advocacy groups have also argued the dye affects children’s behavior, but an FDA review in 2011 could not find a link between the dye and hyperactivity or inattention.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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McClanahan has accused Stab’s of a civil rights violation, discrimination and negligence.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The negligence, wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Miami-Dade County court Monday, and the family held a press conference Tuesday morning with their lawyer, Miami crime victim attorney Michael Haggard of the Haggard Law Firm, in a field across the street from Southpoint Crossing.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Inattention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inattention. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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