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recklessly

[rek-lis-lee] / ˈrɛk lɪs li /


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The researchers concluded that these participants were not simply behaving more recklessly.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

By the early 2000s, low inflation had given rise to new challenges—namely, that their very success might lead investors to behave more recklessly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

They both pleaded guilty on the basis they recklessly accessed the systems without intending to do so.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

“The attorneys knowingly or recklessly made false statements to this Court.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

A kitten lies recklessly under the runners, and she shoos it away.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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