neglect
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"He gives me a life," says Maria Johal, who has spent most of her life suffering from panic attacks after she developed post-traumatic stress disorder from childhood neglect.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
Outside the White House complex, fountains across the city are coming back to life after decades of neglect, from DuPont Circle to Freedom Plaza and Union Station.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
"I want the Danish government to take responsibility for showing so much neglect," Jorgensen added.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
No one suggests Renton’s misbehavior is even partly attributable to poverty, abuse, neglect or any kind of systemic failure, nor is the judge who orders him to complete a rehab program a figure of fun.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
And thus the prince will always derive more profit from them than from those who neglect his affairs and serve him with too much self-confidence.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing neglect
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Excerpt from "The Declaration of Independence"
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