as in negligence
failure to carefully think about, listen to, or watch someone or something
Many traffic accidents are the result of driver inattention. They lost several potential clients through their inattention to detail.
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In today's digital workplace, where cyber threats lurk behind every click and keystroke, a single moment of inattention can lead to disaster.
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Dror Liwer, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Several consumer advocacy groups have also argued the dye affects children’s behavior, but an FDA review in 2011 could not find a link between the dye and hyperactivity or inattention.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
Martel and her colleagues found that participants reported worse ADHD symptoms, such as inattention and impulsivity, just before and at the start of their period and, to a lesser extent, around ovulation.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2025
The escalating price of this inattention to quality will cause the second prediction (below).
—Steve Tengler, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Dror Liwer, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Several consumer advocacy groups have also argued the dye affects children’s behavior, but an FDA review in 2011 could not find a link between the dye and hyperactivity or inattention.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
Martel and her colleagues found that participants reported worse ADHD symptoms, such as inattention and impulsivity, just before and at the start of their period and, to a lesser extent, around ovulation.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2025
The escalating price of this inattention to quality will cause the second prediction (below).
—Steve Tengler, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Inattention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inattention. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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