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negligent

[neg-li-juhnt] / ˈnɛg lɪ dʒənt /


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"Negligent investigation and training by the security staff at Grandmaster Recorders led to this unfortunate arrest," the statement reads.

From Fox News • Jan. 18, 2022

She's Negligent for not appealing an Arbitration decision?

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2016

Negligent they may have been, but few subjected their families to such obvious risk as Oscar Wilde had.

From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2016

Negligent boards may find themselves facing questions from angry shareholders and customers after a cyber breach.

From Time • Oct. 21, 2014

Negligent, ambitious, and perverse Princes are the real causes of public misfortunes.

From Good Sense by Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'




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