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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
Metro is being sued for wrongful death and negligence by the three children of a 67-year-old woman who was stabbed to death on a Metro train in Universal City in 2024.
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City News Service, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Tremaine Neverson, popularly known as Trey Songz, is suing KCPD, Whelan Event Services and the Government Employees Health Association on one count of negligence, according to a petition filed in Jackson County court.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Walia’s lawsuit accuses Coup de Thai of gross negligence.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Most malpractice cases that go to trial are won by physicians, even when there is clear evidence of negligence as determined by other doctors.
—Vamsi Aribindi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Tremaine Neverson, popularly known as Trey Songz, is suing KCPD, Whelan Event Services and the Government Employees Health Association on one count of negligence, according to a petition filed in Jackson County court.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Walia’s lawsuit accuses Coup de Thai of gross negligence.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Most malpractice cases that go to trial are won by physicians, even when there is clear evidence of negligence as determined by other doctors.
—Vamsi Aribindi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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Critical incidents are fatalities, near fatalities and other serious injuries suspicious of abuse/neglect.—
Sarah Healy Eagan,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Because there is warmth, the interaction does not register as neglect.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the turnovers that are born of carelessness?—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Straight-up errors, like the errant pass from James Tarkowski that led to Brentford’s opener, or Tim Iroegbunam’s carelessness before their third, have not been common flaws.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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That last-minute development is reviving debate about the extent of state support for Vanke, one of the last major developers to have avoided an outright default after a broader property market slump sparked record debt failures in recent years.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Poetry is a testament to the failure of wolves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The bank has implemented AI governance using human oversight, explainability requirements to ensure ethical and transparent AI deployment.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The bill also would impose new restrictions on DHS, including requiring more de-escalation training for ICE and CBP agents, implementing more oversight of detention facilities and restricting how the agency can spend money.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Provisions for credit losses are funds that Capital One sets aside to cover potential loan defaults; the higher the provisions, the worse the credit quality signal.—
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CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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The intriguing consideration is that this default AI persona exists along a kind of spectrum of potential AI personas.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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