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Ethan’s mother left when he was a young boy, leaving him in the care of his negligent, drug-addicted father; Sarah did not rush to the rescue.

Authorities have opened an investigation into possible negligent driving over the crash.

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"Higher penalties and urgent, wholesale reform are essential to prevent negligent firms polluting our rivers and short-changing their customers."

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The company argues that the government was negligent when it claimed the scheme was viable.

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County Superior Court that the tractor-trailer drivers’ conduct was “grossly negligent” — and that “lax security” by the company allowed the theft to occur.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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