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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
State agencies, cities, counties, sheriffs offices, state universities, public hospitals and schools are immune from payment in negligence lawsuits above that amount without legislative intervention.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit seeks damages for product liability, negligence, and wrongful death.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Lens’s family also filed a lawsuit against the driver and bus contractor Transdev for negligence and emotional distress over the summer.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Yet prosecutors said the case against Gray was about accountability and that Gray was being punished for his own negligence.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit seeks damages for product liability, negligence, and wrongful death.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Lens’s family also filed a lawsuit against the driver and bus contractor Transdev for negligence and emotional distress over the summer.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Yet prosecutors said the case against Gray was about accountability and that Gray was being punished for his own negligence.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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CoreCivic has faced a slew of lawsuits that include accusations of medical neglect and falsifying records to cover up unsafe conditions in its facilities.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Let’s choose progress over neglect.—
Betty Resch,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Someone gets hurt, the cause points toward another person’s carelessness, and suddenly, the situation becomes legal instead of just painful.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Coach Sean Miller will focus on his team's carelessness with the ball at half; Texas has nine turnovers compared to two for Auburn.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Jan. 2026
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Some policy defenders contend that the labor market weakness reflects adjustments to immigration restrictions rather than fundamental economic failure, positioning this as a deliberate policy choice rather than an economic failure.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Survivors are at risk of infections and organ or respiratory failure, even if their burns are small.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Overcrowding, abuse, and neglect have made conditions far worse, and basic agency oversight has been gutted.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Walz unveiled the costly proposal, which would drastically shift oversight duties from counties across the state onto the Minnesota Department of Human Services, during a Tuesday press conference.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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Some respondents framed it as a moral question, arguing generosity should be the default regardless of service level.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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The United States Postal Service has approved the city's request to update its Address Management System to recognize Sandy Springs as the default city name for most ZIP codes within the city.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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