dereliction
Example Sentences
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Villamide and three other former senior officers are on trial for dereliction of duty and aggravated negligent destruction.
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The charges are dereliction of duty and aggravated negligent destruction.
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"For governments to allow private entities to essentially play Russian roulette with every human being on earth is, in my view, a total dereliction of duty," said Russell, a prominent voice on AI safety.
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Welsh ministers hope that powers over the tax would help to encourage development and regeneration, and prevent dereliction.
From BBC
And in December, Starmer said that it would be a "dereliction of duty" not to engage with Beijing.
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