recklessness
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Babitz courted danger with heedless bravado and exemplary recklessness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The recklessness of the fourth evening was made more baffling by the orthodox manner in which England went about their business on Monday.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Recognizing this reality isn’t a call for recklessness or perpetual war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
“The recklessness to which he goes about things, the fact that he doesn’t believe in rules, he doesn’t believe they apply to him.”
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
I started toward the stairs, frightened by Lissa’s recklessness.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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