recklessly

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The former boss of collapsed construction giant Carillion has been fined by the UK's finance watchdog for acting "recklessly" and misleading others over the firm's precarious financial position.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The film isn’t trying to absorb or recklessly mirror the traumas of the Black family so much as make a case for its nuance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

When she ended those leases, Hobbs said Fondomonte “was recklessly pumping our groundwater to boost their corporate profits.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

It seems that in this era of wellness obsession, of kale salads and Pilates, people who are recklessly hedonistic, who choose pleasure over health, still have a certain kind of glamour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

"They say my brother Robb always goes where the fighting is thickest," she said recklessly.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin