negligent
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"Boeing was negligent, Boeing's aircraft was unsafe, Boeing caused this crash and these deaths," said Shanin Specter, lawyer for the family of Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old American woman killed in the accident.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The best solution is to fix these warped incentives, but naming and shaming negligent states could still do some good.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The report said Fluor was negligent in hiring an Afghan who had been a Taliban operative, and it failed to closely supervise him.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The lawsuit, which was filed by Serge Svetnoy, who worked as the lighting technician on the film, alleges the Hollywood actor was negligent leading up to the shooting.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Bunderson didn’t yet know the neuroscience, but he understood the risk: If an activity was inherently distracting, then it could be seen as inherently negligent.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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