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Recent Examples of irresponsibility
That's kind of a humiliating part of my story, this reckoning with my financial irresponsibility.
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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresponsibility
Noun
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The book format also gives him an important outlet to spread his gospel of how to spot scammers in advance and what to do when malfeasance is suspected.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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Seeking a similar get-out is Sarah Grant (Lily James), an employee at a biotech company who, like Hoffman, has found evidence of malfeasance at her workplace.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Recently, fans and the media have been focusing more on him due to his recurring mistakes, apparently caused by carelessness with and without the ball, as well as his spotty health record.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The sequence is incredibly disturbing, underlining the carelessness with which Prodigy has been treating these overgrown children.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Family and friends believe the WWF/E legend was a victim of malpractice during a recent neck operation.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Soon, not using AI to help determine diagnoses or treatments could be seen as malpractice.—
Craig Spencer,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The suit, filed in Marion Superior Court, accuses Meta of negligence and breach of contract.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Due to the pending lawsuit filed by Santa Fe Irrigation (SFID) against the city over its negligence in the dam’s upkeep, Raise Lake Hodges has also been unable to get any information from SFID or from the city.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Boy Meets World — Savage’s comedy legacy has been marred by multiple misconduct allegations over the years.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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The senior pastor at the historic First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte in uptown was fired after allegations of misconduct proved true, the church said in an email Wednesday.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Patterson was previously convicted of intimidation in 2012, criminal recklessness in 2017 and escape in 2019, filings show.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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That’s left her with a lingering case of PTSD that’s manifested as anger, recklessness, and general hostility.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Borrower delinquencies started appearing on credit reports in 2025, leading to sudden drops in credit scores.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The behavior of consumer spending and debt delinquencies reinforce this reading.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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 11 Sep. 2025.
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