carelessness
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Negligent parties should be held responsible when carelessness causes harm, and governments have legitimate roles in protecting critical infrastructure and national security.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
It is with such acts of carelessness that leaders lose their credibility and empires lose their power.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
Such cases get attention and send a message that carelessness with firearms is serious business.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
No deliberate cruelty wounds this dreamy girl, only carelessness and the cataclysm of her mother’s death, which signals “the last day of childhood.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
"I put a cold, wet cloth on it as soon as I could, but it was destined to make a scar. Always to remind me of my carelessness."
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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