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Not every proposed data center will be built, but having Arizona’s grid too heavily weighted toward one sector would be irresponsible, Gallego said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

I would like to travel and enjoy life, and pay for temporary caregivers while my health is still good, but would that be irresponsible?

From MarketWatch Mar. 10, 2026

"The situation remains very fluid and it would be irresponsible to make any hypothetical or predictive statement," it said.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

Manager Oliver Glasner says it would be "irresponsible" for Crystal Palace to play two games in three days following a fixture pile-up after reaching the EFL Cup quarter-finals.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2025

In 1994 he climbed it a third time, with Rob Hall; on that ascent he used botded oxygen because he was guiding the peak and thought it would be irresponsible to do so without it.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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