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irresponsible

[ir-i-spon-suh-buhl] / ˌɪr ɪˈspɒn sə bəl /


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“How could they possibly want to do this? I was terrified. I really thought it was an act of folly. Irresponsible, even.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

Irresponsible people are culpable if they squander money and trust.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023

"Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives," the Canadian singer said in a post on her official website.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2022

Bob Rock has sold his producer’s rights in heavy metal band Metallica’s eponymous album and songs by Canadian singer Michael Bublé that include Call Me Irresponsible, Crazy Love, and Christmas.

From The Guardian • Jan. 21, 2021

“For thousands of years, you humans have been throwing in everything as you come across—hopes, dreams, wishes that never came true. Irresponsible waste management, if you ask me.”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan




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