negligent
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Earlier this month, Lineage sued Altus Power, alleging the company and its contractor were negligent in operating the solar panels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Xcel has said its equipment was likely involved in igniting the blaze, but the utility disputes that it was negligent in maintaining and operating its infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The OpenAI agents are built for different purposes, but an underappreciated factor in their going hacker mode is that the company’s own staffers were negligent and careless in monitoring their own experiments.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
According to the prosecutors' statement, the Silvri court charged the pair with negligent homicide for failing to fulfil their navigational safety obligations and take the necessary measures to prevent the collision.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
There are always untenable events, freak happenings like someone recognizing you, or at worst, the trouble results from a foolish and negligent spy, like my time with Luzan.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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