carelessness

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Such cases get attention and send a message that carelessness with firearms is serious business.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

“We want to take immediate action against dangerous drivers before their carelessness leads to a deadly crash,” said Steve Gordon, director of the DMV.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

He said the files were accessed due to "carelessness", using passwords shared on messaging apps.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

It added: "The cyclist had right of way and a moment of carelessness from the driver, by not properly checking the road was clear to cross, has had a life changing impact on the cyclist."

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

What is clear is that, in Miss Lumley’s day, as in our own, dodos are as dead as, well, dodos, but the carelessness of humans is far from extinct.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood