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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
Dozens of other lawsuits alleging wrongful death and negligence have been brought against Wellpath, which filed for bankruptcy in November, NPR reported in December.
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Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Miller, known for her starring role on the hit reality TV show, is suing Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and two doctors for medical malpractice, professional negligence and medical battery.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 June 2025
On Tuesday, the city’s Board of Works approved two agreements with the group for indemnification and liability, protecting the city in case of negligence.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Fowler could not determine whether this was the result of negligence or an operation with malicious intent.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
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Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Miller, known for her starring role on the hit reality TV show, is suing Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and two doctors for medical malpractice, professional negligence and medical battery.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 June 2025
On Tuesday, the city’s Board of Works approved two agreements with the group for indemnification and liability, protecting the city in case of negligence.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Fowler could not determine whether this was the result of negligence or an operation with malicious intent.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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The building sustained damage from neglect and vandalism, which prompted Carbone to take the owners to court to request making Torrington the receiver of the inn to find a new developer.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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To report incidents of animal neglect and abuse, contact the Cruelty Hotline at 866-601-7722.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
3 June 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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While human error is the leading cause of data loss, other causes include hardware failure, theft, software corruption, viruses, natural disasters and power failure.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Finally, establishing comprehensive oversight mechanisms is key.—
Craig Costigan,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Whether this was caused by negligence or lack of oversight, the result is the same — the privacy and rights of Illinois residents were compromised, and that’s unacceptable.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 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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Because federal officials don't know exactly who is living illegally in the United States, the systems by default must scoop up information about everyone first.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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