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Recent Examples of irresponsibility
Desirée can so often come off a bundle of cliches of actresses of a certain age, all narcissism, hedonism and irresponsibility.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
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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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
California’s High-Speed Rail has devolved into a case study of bureaucratic incompetence and fiscal irresponsibility.
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
This has ensured that fiscal irresponsibility generates solid political benefits at no political cost.
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Jared Bernstein,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
That bill is a prime example and proves current lawmakers have engaged in fiscal irresponsibility, causing near state insolvency.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Antisocial personality includes a persistent pattern of traits such as callousness, lack of concern, deceitfulness, and irresponsibility, Ryan said.
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Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
Understandably, the error prompted fiery discussions online about the irresponsibility of allowing AI systems to report and repackage the news.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
25 Feb. 2026
That, of course, is second only to the fiscal irresponsibility of our city leaders.
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U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
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.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
California’s High-Speed Rail has devolved into a case study of bureaucratic incompetence and fiscal irresponsibility.
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
This has ensured that fiscal irresponsibility generates solid political benefits at no political cost.
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Jared Bernstein,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
That bill is a prime example and proves current lawmakers have engaged in fiscal irresponsibility, causing near state insolvency.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Antisocial personality includes a persistent pattern of traits such as callousness, lack of concern, deceitfulness, and irresponsibility, Ryan said.
—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
Understandably, the error prompted fiery discussions online about the irresponsibility of allowing AI systems to report and repackage the news.
—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
25 Feb. 2026
That, of course, is second only to the fiscal irresponsibility of our city leaders.
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U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresponsibility
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That clashed with the law that established the FTC in 1914, when Congress said commissioners could only be removed for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
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This kind of work, exposing malfeasance and structural corruption, has historically led to a multitude of risks for journalists.
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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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Many applied to join a lawsuit seeking financial compensation for legal malpractice.
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Medical malpractice claims operate under a more complex framework with different discovery rules and deadlines.
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In other words, if that water heater explodes, then the investor will be personally sued for negligence in not replacing it, and the liability shield of the real property company is thus circumvented.
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The passengers are accusing Delta of negligence, negligence per se and a violation of the Montreal Convention.
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Heather Diehl | Getty Images More broadly, there can also be data-matching issues with Social Security numbers in ACA marketplace enrollment — meaning the lack of SSN may be a data issue, not misconduct, Oberlander said.
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Allegations of employee misconduct are taken seriously and investigated thoroughly.
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Or Rhaena’s recklessness, which killed the crown prince?
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Nationalist fervor over beating China biases AI policy toward recklessness — and possible catastrophe.
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For example, New York Fed data show that the transition into serious delinquency for student loans among borrowers aged 50 and older was roughly 15% of balances in the first quarter of 2026, based on a four-quarter moving sum.
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With a rising share of new homebuyers overextending their budgets or accepting high mortgage rates just to close on a home, delinquencies are rising.
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Still, being private isn’t a license to let laxness creep in.
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“Irresponsibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresponsibility. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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