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neglect

[ni-glekt] / nɪˈglɛkt /






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The Boeing EA-18G Growler is a specialist in electronic warfare, a once neglected part of combat that has enjoyed a renaissance following its mass use in the Ukraine war.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the nation may have the world’s largest oil reserves, after years of mismanagement and neglect, it isn’t doing much to exploit them.

From Barron's

Years of neglect left the Morrison Hotel in disrepair.

From Los Angeles Times

After years of sanctions and neglect of its oil infrastructure, Venezuela is no longer a major oil producer, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But unlike physical abuse and neglect, financial abuse is more likely to occur with the tacit acknowledgment and consent of the elder person and can be more difficult to detect and establish,” the researchers add.

From MarketWatch