neglect

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Most countries in the region are rebuilding their militaries after years of neglect, but would still need many years and tough spending decisions before they could defend themselves without the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

After more than a half-century of neglect, a derelict, historic church known as the oldest building on Wilshire Boulevard may finally be restored to its spiritual mission.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A report by the Education Select Committee in 2021 said white working class pupils had been "failed" by decades of neglect in England's schools.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

"Standard computational studies of photocatalysts typically focus on ground-state properties and neglect excited-state effects, despite the fact that photocatalysis is inherently driven by photoexcited charge carriers. Specifically, we employ many-body perturbation theory methods."

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

“And that was only water and a blade. Think what you might become if you were cleansed of thirteen years of dirt, neglect, and servitude.”

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi