negligence

Example Sentences

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“Given the conditions and the level of medical negligence we are already challenging in court, this should not come as a surprise.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Meta lost a social-media addiction trial, facing negligence findings for harming children, and announced several hundred layoffs.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The industry said it supports rooting out suspected fraud and negligence.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

One of the earliest comics, in 1938, involved Superman exposing the negligence of mine owners who endangered their workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 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