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recklessly

[rek-lis-lee] / ˈrɛk lɪs li /


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A few minutes later the Russian was defaulted, as he had to be, under rules that bar a player from "hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly, or with negligent disregard of the consequences."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Juan Luis Gutierrez Marfil, 45, of Napa, was charged Thursday with one felony count of recklessly causing a fire of a structure or forest, the Napa County district attorney’s office said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

If you were found to have acted recklessly with her money or investments, engaged in self-dealing, or otherwise misused estate or trust assets, you could face serious legal consequences.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The researchers concluded that these participants were not simply behaving more recklessly.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

That night, at last, she started to write, recklessly, three, five pages, looking up once only to see her father passing by the hall on tiptoe.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez


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