neglect
Example Sentences
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This is not neglect, but rather a choice the majority of people make for active management, because they don’t want to pay constant attention to their portfolios.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
County Department of Children and Family Services handles reports of abuse and neglect.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
No one suggests Renton’s misbehavior is even partly attributable to poverty, abuse, neglect or any kind of systemic failure, nor is the judge who orders him to complete a rehab program a figure of fun.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
"I want the Danish government to take responsibility for showing so much neglect," Jorgensen added.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Three years later, after many attempts to remove him from the police department failed, Parker was finally removed for “gross neglect of duty.”
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
Vocabulary lists containing neglect
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Excerpt from "The Declaration of Independence"
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