carelessness
Example Sentences
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“The system is operating in this state of malign neglect and carelessness that has a real impact on people’s financial lives,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
None of this means an undesirable outcome with AI is necessarily the result of human carelessness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It is with such acts of carelessness that leaders lose their credibility and empires lose their power.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
Such cases get attention and send a message that carelessness with firearms is serious business.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
“Don’t worry about me,” said Sarai with feigned carelessness, but as she went out to the gallery she added, in an undertone only she could hear, “I don’t think we have to worry about forever.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
