irresponsibleness

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Noun
  • In the face of shooting and shooting-up deaths, if permanent gates — which are, after all, only a physical manifestation of the existing curfew — will deter mischief and malfeasance post-midnight, then my vote is to lock it up.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
  • Our systems have been destroyed slowly for decades because of Republican malfeasance — education, healthcare, the economy, democracy, etc.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Street graduated from the University of Idaho in 2012, and now works for Lister Frost Injury Lawyers, handling personal injury, medical malpractice and other types of civil litigation.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2026
  • Their doctors are shady enough that multiple law firms have arms devoted to maritime medical malpractice.
    Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The timeline of the Andrew scandal has been heavily discussed, even before the disgraced former prince was arrested for suspicion of misconduct in public office.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 May 2026
  • In December, Hill pleaded guilty to state charges of misconduct, perjury and obstruction of justice and was put on probation.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The lawsuit accuses federal agents of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, false arrest, and gross negligence.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • Thai police charged ​a train driver with negligence after a crash on Saturday in central Bangkok killed eight and injured 32.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • The film follows the relationship between a strong-willed older sister and a younger brother who, starved of affection amid a difficult family dynamic, slides toward delinquency.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2026
  • Mejer also faces misdemeanor counts of contributing to delinquency and providing false information to a peace officer, and an infraction for permitting an unlicensed minor to drive a motor vehicle.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The office of Porter County prosecutor Gary Germann charged Michael Luke Rone, 18, of Chesterton, with criminal recklessness, stemming from an April 15 incident in the Tamarack subdivision in Chesterton.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • But urgency can’t become recklessness.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
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“Irresponsibleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresponsibleness. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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