neglect
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Let’s also not forget that detention centers run by the Department of Homeland Security are cesspools for medical neglect and disease, including measles, mumps and hepatitis A outbreaks.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
His co-accused continues to try to console him and Varley said: "They'll be whisking me away for neglect."
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Another medical investigation has uncovered yet more worrying signs of neglect in America’s nursing homes.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
The games also expose the economic neglect that drives athletes toward such competition.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Now its lackluster facade is gray from mold and pollution, and its walls cracked from neglect.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
Vocabulary lists containing neglect
List 7
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Excerpt from "The Declaration of Independence"
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