nonnegligent

Definition of nonnegligentnext

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Adjective
  • The move, Lindon said, is careful.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 May 2026
  • However, the Vaile Victorian Society, the volunteer group that maintains the house and runs tours, worries that once the house ceases to become a public property, the careful preservation work, which the aged property relies on, will be impossible to maintain.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • So naturally, the thought of turning Hypergnosis into an ethical company doesn’t compute, even to a seemingly conscientious person like Harper, who likens Anushka’s vision to buying a jet and asking where the brakes are.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 May 2026
  • While acknowledging that antisemites may have good characteristics—a loving husband, a generous and conscientious citizen—Sartre claimed that their hatred ultimately defines them.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • Yet in the past three decades much of home-cooking culture has developed in revolt against what many see as Stewart’s punctilious ethos.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The following top 10 best horror movies of 2024 are all quality films that will stand the test of time thanks to their punctilious craft.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The United States government is sending a repatriation plane for the painstaking process of safely evacuating 17 Americans from the cruise ship dealing with a deadly hantavirus outbreak.
    Mark Osborne, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • But identifying an entire shipping route that is safe from mines is a painstaking process that takes time.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • He is described by clients and peers as knowledgeable, ethical, and attentive, with a communication style that brings clarity to legal strategy while preserving the sophistication behind it.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • The service Like all Four Seasons, the service is polished and attentive, though the concierge team is particularly helpful here.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • Her passion for design and meticulous attention to detail inspired my deep appreciation for creativity and craftsmanship.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • It is said, in these parts, that the ever meticulous De Zerbi was every bit as demanding on the ground staff as his players.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Adjective
  • In a groove Phil Maton is cautious to ever declare that his delivery has fully come together.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Beneath the measured pace of transactions — collectors more cautious, galleries recalibrating, auction houses tempering expectations — the intellectual and aesthetic stakes of contemporary art feel newly urgent.
    Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora Gomez earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Mabel, a guarded and sarcastic millennial who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Charles and Oliver.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Nonnegligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnegligent. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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