neglected
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"With the best will in the world, the poorest and most fragile countries just haven't got money sitting in the bank to do that, so things will get neglected across a range of areas."
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Les Quennevais is meant to be the island's second urban centre, but there has long been a feeling that the parade and precinct has been neglected with many shops left empty.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
While stock markets dazzled investors in April, largely neglected cryptocurrencies seem ready to fight for the limelight in May.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
The fourth of 10 biological and adopted children raised in a Washington, D.C. family, Smith began his career in 2001 representing abused and neglected children in New York City Family Court.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
A small garden on the side of the house seems to be growing only a trellis of neglected beans.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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