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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresponsibility
Noun
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Examples of regulatory malfeasance occurred during both the Obama and the Biden administrations.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025 -
As evidence of malfeasance, Donna Arduin, the new chief financial officer, wrote in an e-mail to staff that Rutter and her team had bequeathed the center an operating deficit of more than a hundred million dollars.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
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If the truth be known, the general manager should be sued for malpractice and his license to run an organization should be revoked.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Bill to end limits on who can sue for medical malpractice stalls in Florida Senate The Florida Senate appeared on the verge Wednesday of passing a bill to repeal an exception in the state’s medical-malpractice laws.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2025
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Reasonable limits on liability • Exclusions for gross negligence or willful misconduct Tip: Always read these clauses carefully and ask your attorney to explain them in plain English.—
Stephen Nalley,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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In a more extreme case, an 81-year-old hunter was deemed liable for negligence after accidentally shooting someone while out pheasant hunting in South Windsor in 2023.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2025
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The business-as-usual approach dovetails with a year of acts from Brand New to Ryan Adams looking to put a wide range of allegations of misconduct in the rearview mirror by giving diehards a show of talent to talk about instead and little else.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Substantial misconduct, Murphy said in the filing, can also warrant the disqualification of a prosecutor.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The restart of collections comes as data from a recent analysis shows delinquency rates among people with student debt are at an all-time high.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
5 May 2025
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The Department has suggested that more than five million borrowers have not made a monthly payment in over 360 days, and 4 million borrowers are in late-stage delinquency (91-180 days).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Irresponsibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresponsibility. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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