negligence
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"It would be mass negligence if we continue to ignore the need to stormproof while we have the chance," he said.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Potential offences under consideration include corporate gross negligence manslaughter, fraud, health and safety breaches and misconduct in public office.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Police charged the train driver, who was also injured, and a railway-crossing guard on Sunday with negligence causing injury and death, said Urumporn Koondejsumrit, chief of the local police station where the crash occurred.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
States are also required to check a federal blacklist of providers that committed crimes, gross negligence, fraud or patient abuse, as well as visit providers deemed a high fraud risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
No smoke yet showed above the rooftops, so, reassured, all the faces turned back to Capricorn, who was saying something about deceit and falsehood, discipline and negligence, but Elinor only half heard him.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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