neglected
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The minister said dementia had been "neglected for far too long".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The obelisk was displaced to Paris, certainly, and the Rosetta Stone, also hitherto neglected in situ, went to Britain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
I love taking something that’s been neglected and restoring it and then using it so it’s not just forgotten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Snakebite is considered one of the world's most neglected tropical diseases.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
It being June, nothing looked tired of growing yet, but it all looked neglected.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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