dereliction

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"For governments to allow private entities to essentially play Russian roulette with every human being on earth is, in my view, a total dereliction of duty," said Russell, a prominent voice on AI safety.

From Barron's

Welsh ministers hope that powers over the tax would help to encourage development and regeneration, and prevent dereliction.

From BBC

And in December, Starmer said that it would be a "dereliction of duty" not to engage with Beijing.

From Barron's

A president can only fire Fed board members "for cause," traditionally understood to mean malfeasance or dereliction of duty.

From Barron's

Its absence feels like a big miss or, less charitably, a dereliction of duty.

From Los Angeles Times