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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 company has also been named as a defendant in six lawsuits from inmates in other federal correctional facilities accusing the Nakamoto Group of negligence and failing to conduct thorough Prison Rape Elimination Act audits as part of its contracts with the Bureau of Prisons.
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Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Failure to do so may be considered negligence or make the company legally liable for any harm that results.
—PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
The Hollister Police Department and the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office have opened a joint investigation, which will explore all possible causes of death, including criminal negligence and sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, police said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Failure to do so may be considered negligence or make the company legally liable for any harm that results.
—PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
The Hollister Police Department and the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office have opened a joint investigation, which will explore all possible causes of death, including criminal negligence and sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, police said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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The postpartum period has long been a time of profound neglect for mothers in America, but fortunately, that’s beginning to change—albeit slowly.—
Erin Bunch,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Tiki, who experienced severe neglect before his rescue, has slowly revealed his curious, silly, and loving side to his new family.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Irankunda’s goal was the result of Niko Sigur’s carelessness with the ball in Canada’s own half, and Luc de Fougerolles’ inability to clear the ball as well.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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That variation isn’t a byproduct of carelessness or confusion.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
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As an example, the team in Romania decided to focus on psychological safety, which is key in pharma, as a lack of psychological safety can lead to less innovation, groupthink, and even systems failure.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Speaking of the penalty the Ferrari driver was handed, F1's governing body, the FIA, stated that Hamilton's argument of going off track to manage his brake failure situation was not justifiable.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Transparency from companies and oversight from regulators will likely continue shaping how AI evolves.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Schlick’s promotion to CEO of Northern Europe at Fremantle in 2023 gave her oversight of operations across the Netherlands, Belgium, the Nordics and Poland and a mandate to shake things up.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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That move set in motion two decades of big inflations, serial currency and banking crises, and debt defaults.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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A number of states—Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee—do not maintain their own minimum wage laws, so the federal rate applies by default.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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