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neglect

[ni-glekt] / nɪˈglɛkt /






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It follows a six-day inquest in September during which the senior coroner for east London, Graeme Irvine, concluded that neglect had more than trivially contributed to Cahan's death.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“The system is operating in this state of malign neglect and carelessness that has a real impact on people’s financial lives,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Though Pilates is a full-body workout, she added, it often focuses on glutes and legs, which many men neglect in their gym workouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Asked about the Post's reporting, the Kennedy Center declined to comment and referred AFP to a recent statement from spokesperson Roma Daravi blaming "decades of neglect and deferred maintenance by the previous leadership."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Although the township did boast some handsome buildings, it could fairly be described as a slum, living testimony to the neglect of the authorities.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

If one neglects gravitational effects, as Einstein and Poincare did in 1905, one has what is called the special theory of relativity.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

But all too often, they end up neglected, unfunded and forgotten.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

And an £85m pot will enable communities to take over neglected spaces including pubs, clubs and shops, the government said.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

But if you want to lead a world-class city, you need to have world-class answers on the big stuff like housing and homelessness and on the basics, too, like fractured sidewalks and neglected parks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Yet as a reference work on a neglected era of American history, “Contested Continent” is unsurpassed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

I walked through gas station and motel forecourts and across restaurant parking lots, clambered over concrete barriers, crossed lawns, and pushed through neglected ranks of privet or honeysuckle at property boundaries.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

I spent fruitless hours testing my employer’s patience, neglecting my more immediate work while dredging up zero-retweet Twitter posts from the early 2010s.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“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

She adds, “I feel like I’ve been neglecting you lately, Ellie.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm




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