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irresponsible

[ir-i-spon-suh-buhl] / ˌɪr ɪˈspɒn sə bəl /


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Jenrick declined, however, to specify the full proposed rates, saying it would be "irresponsible" to do so with up to three years before the next election.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

Viewers considered it, as one art historian would write later, either “a symbol of the ultimate in moral degeneracy or as a mad and irresponsible joke.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

“I don’t think it should be irresponsible to defense,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

Newman said it was likely left there by an "irresponsible owner", stressing it is illegal to release non-native species into the wild because of the biodiversity impact.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Letters called for the FCC to remove Welles and CBS from the air, fine them, or assume control of all radio broadcasts because the networks had shown themselves to be irresponsible.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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