inattention

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Recent Examples of inattention Voices Hiltzik: Trump and Vance are dead wrong — economists unanimously agree that U.S. tariffs are a tax on American consumers Sept. 4, 2024 Trump’s tariff orders betray the same inattention to detail. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025 Attention Binaural beats may help improve attention and be particularly useful for young people who experience inattention. Brittany Dube, Health, 13 Aug. 2024 One moment of inattention can lead to major security breaches. Maxwell Alles, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 Standard on all Defender models is forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assist, blind-spot warning and a driver inattention warning system. James Raia, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inattention
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inattention
negligence
Noun
  • The lawsuit seeks damages and brings claims of battery, negligence and false imprisonment.
    Nathan Pilling July 19, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
  • Mitchell said that in civil cases where civil negligence is raised, a lawyer would have to show that someone's carelessness caused harm to another person, such as running a red light and hitting someone.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025

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“Inattention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inattention. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.

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