dereliction
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For the same reasons, a failure to investigate would be a dereliction of duty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
This wasn’t merely tone‑deaf; it was a dereliction of duty.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
He did not step down from his current post to campaign for secretary-general, saying it would be a "dereliction of duty."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Reform UK's Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick had made accusations of a "dereliction of duty".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“To not make them public would be a dereliction of duty and morality.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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