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Recent Examples of irresponsibility
Ongoing irresponsibility by Congress, which used the fund to hide even larger deficits in the general Treasury accounts, has been the problem.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
His post sparked hundreds of comments debating whether this behavior reflected irresponsibility or a rational shift in spending priorities.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
In addition to serving as an allegory for how many wield the power of AI with childlike irresponsibility, the hybrid Synthetic thread also represents the beating heart of the entire show.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This is sheer madness and fiscal irresponsibility with taxpayers’ money.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
That's kind of a humiliating part of my story, this reckoning with my financial irresponsibility.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
His post sparked hundreds of comments debating whether this behavior reflected irresponsibility or a rational shift in spending priorities.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
In addition to serving as an allegory for how many wield the power of AI with childlike irresponsibility, the hybrid Synthetic thread also represents the beating heart of the entire show.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This is sheer madness and fiscal irresponsibility with taxpayers’ money.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
That's kind of a humiliating part of my story, this reckoning with my financial irresponsibility.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresponsibility
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Along with his plays, Graham also created the BBC series Sherwood, which finished its second season last year and uses the dependable Brit mystery format to look at the larger issues of post-industrial suffering and government malfeasance that plague his hometown and so many others.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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His dereliction of duty could be considered malfeasance and disqualification from running.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Irankunda’s goal was the result of Niko Sigur’s carelessness with the ball in Canada’s own half, and Luc de Fougerolles’ inability to clear the ball as well.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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That variation isn’t a byproduct of carelessness or confusion.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
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His inauguration in 2024, after years of political malaise, raised hopes that rampant corruption and chronic malpractices could finally be reined in.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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As for what got Osbourne to the sorry state shown in some of these scenes, that’s a sad story that involves what the family insinuates is medical malpractice.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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The immunity would not apply in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the dispatcher.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The catching of a culprit—more than three decades after the fact, without forensic evidence or eyewitnesses—was heralded as an overdue reparation for police negligence and as a civil-rights milestone for Australia’s gay community.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Cohen, like other prosecutors who commit intentional misconduct are shielded – entirely.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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The immunity would not apply in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the dispatcher.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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But now, having reined in his recklessness and compulsion to constantly create and force plays, the Patriots have developed an elite prospect into a promising pro passer.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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The recklessness of Netanyahu's government has smeared on Israel's face a stain that will be difficult to erase even with a generation's effort.—
Ehud Barak,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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The fact that parents have such a strong influence over delinquency makes the question of legal parental responsibility particularly important.—
Caitlin Cavanagh,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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But while price tags climb and well-off consumers shell out, auto loan delinquency rates among people with low credit ratings are sitting near all-time highs.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Irresponsibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresponsibility. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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