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neglect

[ni-glekt] / nɪˈglɛkt /






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In return, he left us a sublime body of work, one that languished in astonishing critical neglect until the mid-19th and early-20th centuries, the result of a dwindling taste for monastic and devotional art.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Victor Hugo once remarked that history must neglect many particulars of the past, or else “the infinity would overwhelm it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The Saint Simeon monastery itself was subjected to "looting, illegal excavation, military use and neglect", according to site director Abdel Jalil Arabi.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

"It's not neglect... they're seeing different cultures, hearing different languages, they're eating different foods."

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Dimly lit by standing lamps, it has the same air of domestic neglect as the kitchen.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

His Holiness also neglects St. Augustine’s definition in “The City of God” that peace is “the tranquility of order,” not just the absence of war.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

To opponents of the forthcoming regulation, including many still inside the Social Security Administration, Warshawsky and Vought’s conception of the modern economy neglects the fact that workers like Tincher grew up in a different world.

From Salon Nov. 2, 2025

The recent sharp selloff in Zions Bancorp’s stock already more than captures any credit risk associated with loan losses, but it neglects the overall quality of the bank’s financials, an analyst said Thursday.

From MarketWatch Oct. 23, 2025

Most-shared wellness tip: Matt has a high-end doctor who comes in and does blood work and tells him what he should be doing to be healthier, and then he just neglects everything he heard.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2025

The definition neglects to mention the maps, the ones that delineate the return trip to normal or the site of the sunken treasure.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Greece, he added, has long neglected many of its rural and forested areas.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Is there anything I have missed or neglected?

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

The excessive fines clause is the neglected middle child of the Eighth Amendment, wedged between excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment, and almost never litigated.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

So has the agency neglected the geriatric underground foundation on which it stands?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Now they rotted quietly, neglected, sad, but filled with mysterious memories.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

“What if you considered this other perspective?” most of them ask, neglecting to realize that most people won’t be inclined to think harder unless they’re presented with more than a suggestion.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

On Tuesday, Israel's state comptroller released a scathing report accusing successive governments of neglecting domestic weapons production and failing to maintain critical raw material reserves.

From Barron's May 16, 2026

My deeper concern is that Patricia, now 39, may be neglecting her own future while trying to plan for everyone else’s.

From MarketWatch Apr. 25, 2026

The hosts were not neglecting their defensive work, typified by a thunderous James Botham tackle.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2026

She’d been neglecting her hair, which was darker and straighter; her body had grown stubby, her face round.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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