inattention

Example Sentences

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Inattention and hyperactivity symptoms were reduced by about 50% compared to the placebo group.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2021

Inattention and a failure to move over were blamed for the crash.

From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2020

Inattention was a factor in 9 percent of large truck crashes, which fell overall in 2009 from the previous year.

From Reuters • Dec. 17, 2010

Inattention to Physical Laws is perhaps the prime culprit.

From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman

Inattention to this advice has caused many a little sufferer to be thrown into convulsions.

From Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children by Chavasse, Pye Henry