negligence
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Failing to address any known risk on your property may constitute negligence.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
The imposing grain silos at Beirut’s port mostly withstood last year’s massive explosion — but now serve as reminders of negligence and destruction.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
A Virginia judge dismissed all criminal charges against a former elementary school assistant principal accused of negligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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
The Urals, Balkans, Pyrénées—whole mountain ranges vanished under my negligence.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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