carelessness
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Cardellini’s Pamela Voorhees is what happens when women drinking from a bottomless well of contempt and human carelessness hit their limit.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
But these virtues have to be weighed against a dismaying amount of carelessness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
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
She said a prayer of gratitude for his carelessness and added four wadded dollars and a handful of change to her sock; it was something.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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