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Recent Examples of irresponsibility
Johnson’s fiscal irresponsibility was never more on display than during the negotiations between the Chicago Board of Education and the Chicago Teachers Union, which resulted in heavy lobbying of Springfield for money for the union and schools.
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Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
The most probable path remains the baseline he’s been describing since last fall — debt grinding steadily higher, periodically goosed by crises or political irresponsibility, but partially offset by technological progress and labor force growth.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
California’s High-Speed Rail has devolved into a case study of bureaucratic incompetence and fiscal irresponsibility.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
This has ensured that fiscal irresponsibility generates solid political benefits at no political cost.
—Jared Bernstein, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
That bill is a prime example and proves current lawmakers have engaged in fiscal irresponsibility, causing near state insolvency.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Antisocial personality includes a persistent pattern of traits such as callousness, lack of concern, deceitfulness, and irresponsibility, Ryan said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Understandably, the error prompted fiery discussions online about the irresponsibility of allowing AI systems to report and repackage the news.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 Feb. 2026
That, of course, is second only to the fiscal irresponsibility of our city leaders.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
The most probable path remains the baseline he’s been describing since last fall — debt grinding steadily higher, periodically goosed by crises or political irresponsibility, but partially offset by technological progress and labor force growth.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
California’s High-Speed Rail has devolved into a case study of bureaucratic incompetence and fiscal irresponsibility.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
This has ensured that fiscal irresponsibility generates solid political benefits at no political cost.
—Jared Bernstein, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
That bill is a prime example and proves current lawmakers have engaged in fiscal irresponsibility, causing near state insolvency.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Antisocial personality includes a persistent pattern of traits such as callousness, lack of concern, deceitfulness, and irresponsibility, Ryan said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Understandably, the error prompted fiery discussions online about the irresponsibility of allowing AI systems to report and repackage the news.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 Feb. 2026
That, of course, is second only to the fiscal irresponsibility of our city leaders.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresponsibility
Noun
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Slaughter was fired without cause, which clashed with a 1914 law that limited the president's ability to remove an FTC commissioner to instances of inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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But Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed almost immediately veers off into wild subplots about murder, corruption, and corporate malfeasance, as if to emphasize that low-level romance scams are just the tip of the internet’s fetid iceberg.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Once, administrators confronted him about the carelessness of his grading.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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That's not chance or carelessness.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Faced with the potential loss of more than $2 billion in long-term economic benefits, in an era of sweeping property tax reform and major financial uncertainty, abandoning that revenue would have been an act of municipal malpractice.—
Keith Poliakoff,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2026
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Allowing that uncertainty to bleed into the second half would be roster malpractice.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Rental companies are typically responsible for mechanical breakdowns that aren’t caused by customer negligence or misuse.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Florida accused OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, one count of fraudulent misrepresentation and another count of causing a public nuisance.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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She was also convicted of first-degree official misconduct, failure to comply with an order from the Secretary of State and violation of duty − all misdemeanor charges.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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And while not every improper payment reflects criminal misconduct, the magnitude of questionable spending points to deep structural weaknesses in how the program is administered.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Last month, Rosen’s office secured the county’s first-ever murder verdict against parents whose child died from fentanyl exposure and ingestion due to their recklessness.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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His instincts aren’t so much recklessness as a willingness to act on conviction and let smart people and favorable terms do the work.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Not only is household debt at record highs, but delinquencies on credit cards and personal loans have been climbing as more borrowers fall behind.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The student loan delinquency rate has hit nearly 25%, according to a 2026 report by The Century Foundation.—
John Csiszar,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Still, being private isn’t a license to let laxness creep in.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Irresponsibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresponsibility. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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