neglect
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The Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Law Firm in Omaha, Neb., gives the following scenario: “An untrustworthy agent might put someone in a nursing home for their own benefit or convenience instead of actual need.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
Neglect has led to catastrophic environmental degradation that may last forever.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
Neglect of public health concerns; the market’s hunger for profit from cheap, ultraprocessed food; and unethical marketing that targets children all contribute to malnutrition.
From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023
Neglect remains, as Gorsuch described it, a “vague ground” susceptible to subjective, culturally-biased interpretation.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2023
Neglect did not extend to the mechanical, however.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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Vocabulary lists containing neglect
List 7
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Excerpt from "The Declaration of Independence"
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