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negligence

[neg-li-juhns] / ˈnɛg lɪ dʒəns /


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The Texas Rangers recently opened a criminal probe into complaints of negligence by camp leaders on the night of the flood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The lawsuits they have filed, accusing the Eastlands of gross negligence, are but one of the obstacles as the family pushes ahead with plans to reopen on May 30.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Nearly two years after actor Alec Baldwin was cleared of criminal charges in the “Rust” movie shooting death, a long simmering civil negligence case is inching toward a trial this fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

They include the bar's French owners, husband and wife Jacques and Jessica Moretti, who face charges of manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Still, she worried that she had not done enough and that the dream portended some negligence of hers that would harm Baby.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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