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Last November, it described the mid-air explosion of a military satellite six months earlier as a "gravest failure" and criticised officials who "irresponsibly conducted preparations" for it.

From BBC May 21, 2025

I woefully underestimated the difficulty of the rigged three-point basketball shootout, and she, likewise, misjudged her stomach’s resilience after we went on an irresponsibly fast rotating roller coaster.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2024

The gator was retrieved by and is now in the care of Animal Magic, which excoriated its presumed former owner for forcing the reptile’s mouth shut and irresponsibly keeping it as a pet.

From Washington Times Aug. 26, 2023

The paper from Bauer's team was "irresponsibly published," said Nathaniel DeNicola, an obstetrician-gynecologist based in Orange County, California, who helped review the evidence for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2023

He did warn me, however, that he could not allow his students to act irresponsibly, and he said that if I insisted on resigning, he would be compelled to expel me from Fort Hare.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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