neglected
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To Mr. Taylor, though, these desirable features leave trails and contradictions that Tolkien neglected to explain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Gynecological pain is so often neglected, and it’s a space where even small adjustments can represent an improvement.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
Its neglected husk is a missed opportunity: Why echo Gehry from across the street when you could engage the work already there?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
They could also be shown which areas have been neglected - places with broken streetlights, little funding and missing public services.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The water pots had been neglected, the pumpkins unwatered, the mealies unstamped.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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