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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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But even those who worked on the show came to acknowledge the negligence behind Hurley’s story—albeit decades after Lost premiered.
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Rebecca Bodenheimer, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
On September 27, 2024, Judge Gary Klausner denied Netflix’s motion to dismiss, allowing Harvey to proceed with her defamation claim while dismissing her negligence and punitive damages claims.
—Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The suit presents multiple counts, including wrongful death, civil conspiracy, negligence, and failure to render aid.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Multiple complaints allege negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
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Rebecca Bodenheimer, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
On September 27, 2024, Judge Gary Klausner denied Netflix’s motion to dismiss, allowing Harvey to proceed with her defamation claim while dismissing her negligence and punitive damages claims.
—Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The suit presents multiple counts, including wrongful death, civil conspiracy, negligence, and failure to render aid.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Multiple complaints allege negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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Over time, this pattern of neglect can foster feelings of distance and disconnection.Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Healthy democracy, like good health, requires adherence to a particular set of norms and behaviors, and the price of neglect is not just sick polities but sick people.Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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The fear of failure makes workers reluctant to step out of comfort zones.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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To his mind, that’s what led to its failure to invest adequately in technology.Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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However, low-cost outsourcing often leads to subpar performance, creating a need for constant oversight and potential damage control.Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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As the federal government withdrew, Southern states rewrote their constitutions to include mechanisms for state oversight of local government functions like appointing officials to school boards and county boards of elections.Domingo Morel / Made by History, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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The feature will roll out to devices running Android 9 or later in the coming months and will be enabled by default for users under 18.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
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By default, the FIFO technique drastically reduces reckless food or product waste.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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