reckless
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Allegations of reckless conduct in the suit largely hinge on a recently released California Highway Patrol report on the crash, which analyzed the crash site and vehicles in detail.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Surely, I thought, there must be something to the Atlantic’s piece that made it less reckless than it sounded.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
The “ignominy” of missing action, we are told, remained a “badge of shame” that festered for the rest of his life, “driving him to seek reckless vindication” in confrontations with other men of his class.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
On Lover Girl, she practically scolds herself for being so reckless.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
That was the signal for still more mad and reckless running.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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