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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
The lawsuits were filed on Tuesday in Seattle’s King County Superior Court and accuse Boeing of negligence and failure to exercise reasonable care in the production, sale and repair of 737 MAX jets and its parts.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Sono Bello and Kim denied Webb’s negligence claims and the parties settled the case in early 2025 under confidential terms, court records show.
—Fred Schulte, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
The suit alleged wrongful detention, false arrest, battery and excessive force against the San Diego police officers who arrested and transported Hartsfield, and negligence against the unidentified sheriff’s employees who allegedly shared his booking photo with his co-worker.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott and the city’s council filed the first major lawsuit against the duo a month after the accident took place, alleging criminal negligence.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Sono Bello and Kim denied Webb’s negligence claims and the parties settled the case in early 2025 under confidential terms, court records show.
—Fred Schulte, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
The suit alleged wrongful detention, false arrest, battery and excessive force against the San Diego police officers who arrested and transported Hartsfield, and negligence against the unidentified sheriff’s employees who allegedly shared his booking photo with his co-worker.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott and the city’s council filed the first major lawsuit against the duo a month after the accident took place, alleging criminal negligence.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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Florida Department of Law Enforcement What To Know Turner, who lives in Miami-Dade County, had a previous warrant out for her arrest in Miami on charges of child neglect.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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For construction firms, where projects are complex, labor markets tight, and safety paramount, the consequences of leadership neglect are magnified.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The next-generation rocket met all objectives, including successful release of dummy satellites into space and a simulated engine failure during landing.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In New Orleans, levee failures left about 80 percent of the city underwater, with some areas, like the Lower Ninth Ward, submerged under 12 feet of floodwater.—
Janee Bolden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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With new oversight, strong federal leadership, and an end to municipal cash grabs, the Commonwealth can finally deliver on the promise of a stable and prosperous energy system.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The bill proposes a 17-member oversight board for project approvals, streamlining the process.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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That is a powerful distribution advantage on a platform used by more than a billion people, but it is also framed as an opt-in conduit rather than a default takeover.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Shifting toward the ideals of a 2.0 World, Crone hopes that the human default state of limitation, fear, and suffering will become oriented toward freedom, love, and boundless possibility.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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