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as in neglectfulness
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
exhibiting his usual negligence, he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole
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as in neglect
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
the factory's owners are being charged with criminal negligence for the fire that killed a dozen workers
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Recent Examples of negligence
The suit seeks unspecified damages for alleged negligence on the part of Juan Duarte, whose Chevrolet Silverado collided with Gutierrez Perez’s bicycle that day, according to police.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
The lawsuit makes wrongful death and negligence claims, contending that Lopez-Galvin’s death was preventable and resulted in the negligence of multiple parties.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
In 2022, a jury found that the El Segundo Unified School District had negligently failed to protect Irons and that the negligence caused Irons to suffer injuries.
—David Chiu, People.com, 17 June 2025
Boat operator negligence or DUI – The Coast Guard also states that negligent operation — including drinking, speeding, or unsafe boating — can lead to fines up to $5,000 and imprisonment.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
The lawsuit makes wrongful death and negligence claims, contending that Lopez-Galvin’s death was preventable and resulted in the negligence of multiple parties.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
In 2022, a jury found that the El Segundo Unified School District had negligently failed to protect Irons and that the negligence caused Irons to suffer injuries.
—David Chiu, People.com, 17 June 2025
Boat operator negligence or DUI – The Coast Guard also states that negligent operation — including drinking, speeding, or unsafe boating — can lead to fines up to $5,000 and imprisonment.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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Police always investigate a drowning to rule out cases of abuse or extreme neglect, but an absent-minded parent accidentally forgetting to lock the pool gate or door to the backyard was unlikely to land them behind bars, Hoskin said.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Not only in the United States, where academic medical centers (AMCs) are strained by politics, profit models and bureaucracy—but also in countries like Mexico, where health systems are crumbling under neglect and underfunding.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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Ford is recalling over 850,000 vehicles due to a potential low-pressure fuel pump failure, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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The changes address failures uncovered a year ago by the ProPublica/CBS News investigation.—
Cassandra Jaramillo,
ProPublica,
12 July 2025
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Meanwhile, OpenAI has still not answered fundamental questions about how their conversion to a public benefit corporation will maintain the nonprofit’s independent oversight.—
Orson Aguilar,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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Going forward, the county commission, in its oversight role, expects reports from the treasurer's office on penal fines going to libraries.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
10 July 2025
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Consider using least privilege by default, integrating not just with other systems of record or productivity tools but with security applications and ensuring customers have the ability to audit along the way.—
Cynthia Tee,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Chrome is an important pillar of Alphabet's ad business, which makes up nearly three-quarters of its revenue, as Chrome provides user information to help Alphabet target ads more effectively and profitably, and also gives Google a way to route search traffic to its own engine by default.—
Kenrick Cai,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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