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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
The lawsuit accuses both the surgeon and the hospital of negligence.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Specifically, George Pino was sued for negligence and negligent supervision, and Cecilia was sued for negligent supervision.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Liability insurance covers things like negligence claims, not protection against discrimination, Nieman said.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Now, Morgan is being charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and leaving the scene of the accident, both felonies.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Specifically, George Pino was sued for negligence and negligent supervision, and Cecilia was sued for negligent supervision.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Liability insurance covers things like negligence claims, not protection against discrimination, Nieman said.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Now, Morgan is being charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and leaving the scene of the accident, both felonies.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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The average student Oakmont teaches has had multiple adverse childhood experiences, serious traumas ranging from abuse and neglect to seeing their parents incarcerated or die to family drug addiction or other forms of instability.—
Michael McShane,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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That dynamic, the news organization found, has resulted in fraud, abuse and neglect of the state’s most vulnerable.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
15 Jan. 2025
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That has received sharp rebuke from California leaders and water experts who point out that Los Angeles’ water supply is flush after two rainy years, and statewide water supply questions have no relationship to municipal water system failures during the Palisades fire.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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For example, in the automotive industry, AI can monitor the health of assembly line robots, predicting and preventing failures that could halt production.—
Matthew Putman,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Guardrails For Autonomous Action Within parameters, agentic AI can execute critical tasks while maintaining human oversight, balancing efficiency with control.—
Karthik Sj,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Langley’s decision to put Igbokwe in charge of both network and studio returns NBC to an entertainment structure that kept both sides vertically integrated under the same full oversight — something in the last decade execs like Bob Greenblatt, Paul Teledgy and George Cheeks handled at NBCU.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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This reduces default risks and creates a strong foundation for long-term partnerships.—
Frank Cartwright,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Google Gemini works across multiple apps at once on the S25 and will be the default.—
Todd Haselton,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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