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                    as in disrepair
                                                
              
          
                                                      the state of being unattended to or not cared for                                       
              
                             for years the barn sat in neglect until one day it finally fell down                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in negligence
                                                
              
          
                                                      the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action                                       
              
                             your ongoing neglect of your health is going to land you in the hospital someday                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in to ignore
                                                
              
          
                                                      to fail to give proper attention to                                       
              
                             as usual the news media neglected the real issues of the campaign and focused on personalities                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to forget
                                                
              
          
                                                      to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness                                       
              
                             I've neglected my garden, and now it's overgrown with weeds                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to fail
                                                
              
          
                                                      to miss the opportunity or obligation                                       
              
                             conveniently, the job applicant neglected to mention his criminal record                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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