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Recent Examples of irresponsible Movies about irresponsible parenting in the great outdoors have become something of an arthouse subgenre over the past decade. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025 Comprised of interviews with landlords, homeowners, real estate investors, and city officials, this book dispels the myths around the narratives that paint these Detroit homeowners as irresponsible. Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025 Now, Trump risks squandering this progress by making irresponsible moves like suspending refugee resettlement, which has helped drive local economies nationwide. Laura Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025 The media carried politicized reports of empty hydrants, which were blamed on irresponsible government officials. Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for irresponsible 

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“Irresponsible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresponsible. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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