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Recent Examples of irresponsibility
Tolentino’s treatment of sabotage is emblematic of the discussion’s overall irresponsibility.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
This fiscal irresponsibility is happening at the worst possible time.
—Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 18 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
Despite their ongoing reliance on the United States in the short term, these allies will seek to protect themselves against American irresponsibility going forward.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
That's the – that’s the irresponsibility that has completely devastated our country, Kristen.
—NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
That’s the irresponsibility that has completely devastated our country, Kristen.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2025
Ongoing irresponsibility by Congress, which used the fund to hide even larger deficits in the general Treasury accounts, has been the problem.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
This fiscal irresponsibility is happening at the worst possible time.
—Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 18 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
Despite their ongoing reliance on the United States in the short term, these allies will seek to protect themselves against American irresponsibility going forward.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
That's the – that’s the irresponsibility that has completely devastated our country, Kristen.
—NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
That’s the irresponsibility that has completely devastated our country, Kristen.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2025
Ongoing irresponsibility by Congress, which used the fund to hide even larger deficits in the general Treasury accounts, has been the problem.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresponsibility
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Hutson was indicted on 14 counts of malfeasance in office and four counts of conspiracy to commit malfeasance in office.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson faces a 30-count grand jury indictment, charging her with malfeasance, obstruction of justice and falsifying public records.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company has built its identity around taking AI safety more seriously than its rivals, creating sky-high expectations for model security that jar with its apparent carelessness; the fact that Mythos was exposed through such a basic and predictable failure only underscores that.—
Robert Hart,
The Verge,
23 Apr. 2026
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Most bark problems come from carelessness from mowing or weed-eating too close to the tree, stripping off the bark and allowing entry.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
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But the analysts warned that years of fiscal malpractice were a growing constraint on the rating.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Extending the statute of limitations for malpractice claims arising from conversion therapy is squarely consistent with Chiles.—
Kris Fair,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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By widening the lens, Clark is able to redirect the book’s gaze from the mother toward a quizzical, sometimes critical, but not unaffectionate portrait of two generations of political activism, with the attendant self-involvement and domestic negligence.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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His attorney argued that the charges should be reduced to involuntary manslaughter and that prosecutors couldn’t prove more than criminal negligence.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.—
Robert Yoon,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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That includes requiring real-time or near real-time reporting of financial transactions, increasing penalties for violations of the STOCK Act, and empowering an independent enforcement body, not Congress itself, to investigate and prosecute misconduct.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Noun
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In nine short, potent chapters, Beckerman lays out the essential traits of an effective dissident — loyalty, recklessness and watchfulness, among them — to illustrate how communities of resistance are built from the ground up.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Scheffler also made clear that Doral is not a course built for recklessness, especially as the wind firms things up over a weekend.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The prolonged payment delinquencies generally hurt your credit score.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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And recently Robert Smedley, the city council minority leader and close Stewart political ally, paid off thousands of dollars in overdue sewer and water bills after the council found the delinquencies.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Noun
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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 11 May. 2026.
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