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Recent Examples of recklessness
Damajae McKenzie, 30, pleaded guilty in April to criminal recklessness.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Sublime were always close to death and the threat of violence; their music was basically powered by the recklessness of their lifestyle.
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Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
Three men, ages 27, 32 and 42, were arrested for homicide involving recklessness, or knowing that one's actions could lead to death.
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Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
But that, the attorney said, does not amount to recklessness.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
Negligence is the most common claim pursued under tort law, but others can allege wrongdoing or recklessness, Wara said.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Negligence is the most common claim pursued under tort law, but others can allege wrongdoing or recklessness, Wara said.
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Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
His instincts aren’t so much recklessness as a willingness to act on conviction and let smart people and favorable terms do the work.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Minimizing the importance of his own creative labor is one thing, but Schrader’s remarks read more like philosophical recklessness than individual liberation.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Sublime were always close to death and the threat of violence; their music was basically powered by the recklessness of their lifestyle.
—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
Three men, ages 27, 32 and 42, were arrested for homicide involving recklessness, or knowing that one's actions could lead to death.
—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
But that, the attorney said, does not amount to recklessness.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
Negligence is the most common claim pursued under tort law, but others can allege wrongdoing or recklessness, Wara said.
—
Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Negligence is the most common claim pursued under tort law, but others can allege wrongdoing or recklessness, Wara said.
—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
His instincts aren’t so much recklessness as a willingness to act on conviction and let smart people and favorable terms do the work.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Minimizing the importance of his own creative labor is one thing, but Schrader’s remarks read more like philosophical recklessness than individual liberation.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recklessness
Noun
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Once, administrators confronted him about the carelessness of his grading.
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That's not chance or carelessness.
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And yet, Washington responded to Genet not with rashness and bravado but with restraint made public law.
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His audacity and her rashness might surprise some.
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The heat, the sunlight, the wildness of the landscape immediately locked me into the Greek atmosphere of the book.
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Adams does not stop for meaning, his early minimalist style causing the words to flow over you whether in somber reflection or the wildness of wild nights that do, indeed, stop for death.
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The motion does not address the core negligence and wrongful death claims stemming from the crash itself but seeks to dismiss claims related to emergency dispatch and allegations Riverside County officials failed to protect the victims after the collision.
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Charges have since been dismissed against three, including Nores — all of whom were accused of negligence.
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The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.
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Still, being private isn’t a license to let laxness creep in.
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Johnson’s fiscal irresponsibility was never more on display than during the negotiations between the Chicago Board of Education and the Chicago Teachers Union, which resulted in heavy lobbying of Springfield for money for the union and schools.
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The most probable path remains the baseline he’s been describing since last fall — debt grinding steadily higher, periodically goosed by crises or political irresponsibility, but partially offset by technological progress and labor force growth.
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“Recklessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recklessness. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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