neglect
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The surge in demand for steady, reliable sources of electricity from artificial-intelligence data centers has made natural-gas power producers an attractive target after years of investor neglect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Also include a clear record of inspections and previous repairs, demonstrating that the damage was not caused by ongoing neglect.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Difficult experiences early in life, including criticism, neglect, or severe reactions from caregivers, can influence emotional well-being and quality of life years later.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Multiple press reports and Lopez-Cornejo’s mother maintain that Lopez-Cornejo, a father of a 12-year-old girl, who suffered from chronic illness, died from medical neglect after he was refused treatment.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
He felt that it was his neglect had done it.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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Mr. Jensen all too often neglects his big man, but he writes with admirable acuity of the little men and women affected by it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 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
For example, it neglects to show the good side of social media alongside its dangers, he says, and some details – including the secret emoji codes one character claims children use – ring false.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 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
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In its statement, DHS denied HSI has neglected its core mission, saying the agency has increased its efforts to combat criminal cartels, gangs and drug traffickers in response to multiple Trump executive orders.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
"Prof Licence shows what can be achieved when neglected sources are expertly brought out of the shadows," he added.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Moroccan security forces were assigned to other duties and neglected border control, according to the senior Spanish security official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Yet it is also the one India's cities have neglected most consistently.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The yard, overgrown and long neglected, stretched out behind the house to a large tree, and beyond that to woods.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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On is attempting a more calibrated approach, neither neglecting its shelf space in retail nor wholesaling so many shoes that prices are undermined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
If you’ve been neglecting paying down this bill, lenders might be hesitant to offer you a loan or more likely to charge you a higher interest rate.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026
The hosts were not neglecting their defensive work, typified by a thunderous James Botham tackle.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
The chief and others warned against this new phase becoming an excuse for neglecting the essential tasks of organization and the traditional methods of struggle.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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