without regard for
idiom
: without care or concern for
The company acted without regard for the safety of its workers.
Applicants are considered without regard for age, race, sex, or religion.
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Officials warn that street racing, with drivers darting through and around traffic without regard for the safety of others, can have deadly consequences.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Bits can flow directly into the processor without regard for how many wires happen to fit along the side of the chip.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2026
Yet the administration and its allies have already jumped to their own conclusion—without investigation, and without regard for the reality that is plain to see in the bystander video from the scene.
—Eric Lutz, Vanity Fair, 8 Jan. 2026
This rule imposed rigid, one-size-fits-all requirements on every facility in the country without regard for the local labor supply, patient population, available resources, or the need for such requirements to protect patient safety.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Bits can flow directly into the processor without regard for how many wires happen to fit along the side of the chip.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2026
Yet the administration and its allies have already jumped to their own conclusion—without investigation, and without regard for the reality that is plain to see in the bystander video from the scene.
—Eric Lutz, Vanity Fair, 8 Jan. 2026
This rule imposed rigid, one-size-fits-all requirements on every facility in the country without regard for the local labor supply, patient population, available resources, or the need for such requirements to protect patient safety.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Without regard for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20regard%20for. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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