neglect

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“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,” it adds.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

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

The U.S., he argues, ceded too much domestic manufacturing capacity over decades, often through a combination of regulatory burden, inertia and strategic neglect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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