neglect
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A tour of the grounds around City Hall reveals several monuments to neglect.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
After more than a half-century of neglect, a derelict, historic church known as the oldest building on Wilshire Boulevard may finally be restored to its spiritual mission.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Our parents are squarely boomers, and older ones, at that, and we grew up with a freedom that our younger cohorts envied but not the neglect that our older cousins complained of.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
A separate 2019 report from agency’s inspector general found that about 20% of Medicare-certified hospice agencies had deficiencies severe enough to pose serious safety risks to patients, such as unmanaged pain or neglect.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
“And that was only water and a blade. Think what you might become if you were cleansed of thirteen years of dirt, neglect, and servitude.”
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
Vocabulary lists containing neglect
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Excerpt from "The Declaration of Independence"
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