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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
Listen to this article A lawsuit accusing Spectrum News 13’s parent company of negligence in the fatal shooting of one of its reporters in Pine Hills is asking for at least $1.7 million in noneconomic damages as well as punitive damages.
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
The lawsuit accuses Los Angeles County, the sheriff’s department and the range’s manufacturer of negligence, citing unsafe conditions that led to the fire.
—Miami Herald, 24 May 2025
The 39-year-old Brand is on trial for the attack and Jayden’s family has filed a lawsuit against the review board alleging negligence in the case.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
The causes of his discipline included gross negligence, inadequate audit documentation and failure to comply with professional standards.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
The lawsuit accuses Los Angeles County, the sheriff’s department and the range’s manufacturer of negligence, citing unsafe conditions that led to the fire.
—Miami Herald, 24 May 2025
The 39-year-old Brand is on trial for the attack and Jayden’s family has filed a lawsuit against the review board alleging negligence in the case.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
The causes of his discipline included gross negligence, inadequate audit documentation and failure to comply with professional standards.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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In 2014, she was legally removed from her mother’s custody following reports of neglect.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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The resulting breakdown is one of the series' most painful moments, with Pacey begging for answers to a lifetime of neglect.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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When the administration announced the proclamation on Wednesday, Trump argued that Harvard’s failure to disclose information on international student misconduct threatened national security.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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He was hospitalized for stomach pains, which quickly escalated to the early stages of kidney failure and near congestive heart failure, a result of past alcohol abuse.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Such a shift would require significant changes to the student loan system and federal oversight of colleges.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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These platforms typically integrate with existing enterprise infrastructure—such as warehouse management systems and ERP software—to unify data streams and enable coordinated oversight.—
Florian Pestoni,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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As a result, Temu shoppers would avoid Trump's tariffs on their orders by default, but at the cost of a narrow inventory of products.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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The Challenge Of Imposing Reform Data, media, journalism and judicial evidence may soon not be as reliable by default.—
Ashish Sukhadeve,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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