carelessness

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Such cases get attention and send a message that carelessness with firearms is serious business.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

“All the mighty, anarchic carelessness of our country was revealed in Borger,” Benton observed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Had the ball struck the girl, he would almost certainly have been defaulted and seen another attempt at number 25 aborted by his own carelessness.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

He said the files were accessed due to "carelessness", using passwords shared on messaging apps.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

“Anyone who has watched the dusters and sprayers of arsenical insecticides at work must have been impressed by the almost supreme carelessness with which the poisonous substances are dispensed.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson