remiss

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However, Martinez of Earthjustice noted that NOx is the single-largest category of emissions under the South Coast AQMD’s authority, and said that the agency would be remiss not to take action on it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

Shawnee Smith in "Saw" However, we’d be remiss if we didn’t consider the “Saw” movies, which sit at the other end of Perkins’ spectrum of pastiche.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2025

Having just written an entire article about the dangers of universalized single-cause explanations, though, I would be remiss in putting the blame for dysfunction and discontent entirely on the media.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2024

But I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the many guest stars on this series, a who’s who of comedy appeared over the six seasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

One would be remiss to neglect the greatest unsolved mystery to strike the Yiddish stage, the fate of Molly Lewis.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny