irresponsible
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Anti-doping officials decry the event as unethical, irresponsible and dangerous.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
“Feel bad in the sense that you regret you can’t go and that it will have an impact on people, but don’t let someone guilt-trip you or make you feel like you’re an irresponsible person.”
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Employment Judge Dilbaag Bansal said: "We find this was a clear reference to the tribunal claim issued by Ong. We find the university's conduct was irresponsible and retaliatory."
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Lai’s trip to Eswatini was a display of his “fighting character,” but risked “being seen as irresponsible from a national-security perspective,” said James Yifan Chen, who teaches international relations at Taiwan’s Tamkang University.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
They’re being irresponsible, and I’m not going to be accountable for them.’”
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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