neglect

Example Sentences

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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

The final sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax is only for cases of "wilful refusal" or "culpable neglect".

From BBC

Many companies invest in early-career-talent development but neglect retaining institutional knowledge on the other side of the career spectrum.

From MarketWatch

The level of dish THR pulled up on Turner requires a cursory search of publicly accessible information, along with a few phone calls – easily done but something the show’s producers have neglected time and again.

From Salon

After falling into neglect, it was bought by Peel L&P in 2010.

From BBC