negligent
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YouTube and Meta recently lost a landmark social-media addiction trial, with a jury finding the companies negligent for operating products that harmed children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
This includes any "grossly negligent action or inaction of individuals", it said.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Svetnoy was the first crew member of the ill-fated western to bring a lawsuit against the producers, alleging they were negligent in Hutchins’ October 2021 death.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
His seven-person medical team were indicted over the conditions of his convalescence in the northern Buenos Aires suburb of Tigre, described by prosecutors as grossly negligent.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The lieutenant says, “That seems pretty negligent to me, Drum.”
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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