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negligently



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Following a 12-day trial, Judge Freeman found that SVB Financial exercised complete control over the bank’s strategy and negligently caused billions of dollars in losses, eliminating the FDIC’s obligation to return the deposit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

But there was only skipper Edward Llewelyn, 73 at the time, who was found to have acted negligently by a Board of Trade inquiry.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

It does not, on its face, shield these corporations from suit as the creators of a defective product that negligently serves users this speech in harmful ways.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

To turn their attention to damages, enough jurors had to essentially agree that one or both accused tech platforms was negligently or harmfully designed and users should have been warned, according to verdict forms.

From Barron's Mar. 21, 2026

He replied negligently, therefore, “Tea? No—no—it makes his cough worse.”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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