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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
And though the writers may have been reaching for dark laughs, Ellen and Richard’s excuse-laden coddling of their challenged child, presumably now in his 20s, teeters on negligence — or, at the very least, bad parenting.
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The jury found that Elijah’s negligence also proximately caused his death.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
The suit indicates three counts of negligence and carelessness which resulted in Xavier Anderson’s death and parties should be held liable.
—Kennedy Sessions, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
Kimberley Cookson, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of gross negligence manslaughter in court on Tuesday, June 10, in connection with the death of 14-month-old Noah Sibanda at Fairytales Day Nursery in the West Midlands’ town of Dudley, U.K. outlets ITV News and Hereford Times reported.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 10 June 2025
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The jury found that Elijah’s negligence also proximately caused his death.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
The suit indicates three counts of negligence and carelessness which resulted in Xavier Anderson’s death and parties should be held liable.
—Kennedy Sessions, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
Kimberley Cookson, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of gross negligence manslaughter in court on Tuesday, June 10, in connection with the death of 14-month-old Noah Sibanda at Fairytales Day Nursery in the West Midlands’ town of Dudley, U.K. outlets ITV News and Hereford Times reported.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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London spoke about his case at a press conference earlier this month, where Barbara Fair, the executive director of Stop Solitary CT, referred to him as someone who had experienced medical neglect first-hand within the Department of Correction.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2025
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The Volusia Sheriff’s Office posted video of Scott Allen Gardner being apprehended on Thursday on charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and child neglect causing great bodily harm.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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Ensure your team members learn how to code securely, promote an approach where nobody is blamed after a failure, and value those who report issues quickly.—
Sai Sandeep Ogety,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Extreme heat can cause wiring insulation to deteriorate faster, leading to shorts or failures in electrical components.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2025
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The resolution is part of a broader debate over executive war powers and the need for legislative oversight in military decisions.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Vaccine developers can profit from their products, but designing and testing a vaccine is a lot more work than selling a plant flavonol called quercetin as a treatment for COVID, and supplements are not subject to the same kind of regulatory oversight as drugs.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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Golden Marie Owens, Ph.D. is a professor at the University of Washington whose research explores the sonic aesthetic that has become a default for digital assistants such as Siri and Alexa.—
Timeka Tounsel,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Simply removing bears from the list and handing management to the states, which is the default after a species delisting, isn’t enough, says Chris Servheen — not when so much is still in flux.—
Christine Peterson,
Vox,
27 June 2025
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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