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neglectful

[ni-glekt-fuhl] / nɪˈglɛkt fəl /


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Mr. Sparks portrayed a man reaching out to his long-estranged brother in the wake of the death of their neglectful mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

The management company acted in an inappropriate and/or neglectful manner.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025

Their actions were not, however, considered "deliberately neglectful".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

"Women are raised in a different way," DeGeneres says, before sharing a personal moment about growing up in a neglectful home, and having OCD and ADD.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2024

They would label her neglectful and make her look like an unfit mother.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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