neglect
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In a joint statement, Mencap, Mind and National Autistic Society said it "sets us back decades", adding that it could make it "easier for abuse and neglect to go unnoticed behind closed doors".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“So if they can kill it, or diminish it through neglect, they win. They don’t really care about the public’s opinion.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Granted, rebalancing is one of those periodic chores that’s easy to neglect, like dusting your refrigerator coils.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
EMDR’s growing acceptance reflects the understanding that most any kind of early life anguish, from benign neglect or financial stress to parental alcoholism, can have the same impact as a horrific combat experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
I had a great yearning, lately, to pay my father back for all the years of neglect, and start tending his grave.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
Vocabulary lists containing neglect
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Excerpt from "The Declaration of Independence"
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