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be careless

verb as in jeopardize

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“We’ve got to give it all we’ve got, and we can be hopeful that finally the progressive movement will inevitably win here in Thailand, but you can never be careless. There’s always mechanisms, invisible hands that resist change,” he said.

But that did not stop the alarms from constantly sounding, through a citywide system that blares monotone sirens in Kyiv or through phone applications that imitate their sound and play chilling voice messages such as “Attention! Air raid alert. Proceed to the nearest shelter. Don’t be careless, your overconfidence is your weakness.”

They’re smart, too, able to spot a soft touch or someone who’ll be careless with a french fry.

“Don’t be careless,” Hamill continues.

“Don’t be careless,” Hamill’s voice advises.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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