benign neglect
noun
: an attitude or policy of ignoring an often delicate or undesirable situation that one is held to be responsible for dealing with
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In the end, the only real answer to this incredible, adaptable grass may be a combination of careful prevention and benign neglect, letting nature be the barrier against its own greatest survivor.
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Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2025
It may be interpreted as neglect Along with disconnection, benign neglect may also spurn undertones of neglect.
—Emily Shiffer, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
Tips for Trying Out Benign Neglect Want to give benign neglect a try?
—Emily Shiffer, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
But Trump hardly started this country’s venerable tradition of treating our most important trading partner with complacent, benign neglect.
—Andrés Martinez, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
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Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2025
It may be interpreted as neglect Along with disconnection, benign neglect may also spurn undertones of neglect.
—Emily Shiffer, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
Tips for Trying Out Benign Neglect Want to give benign neglect a try?
—Emily Shiffer, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
But Trump hardly started this country’s venerable tradition of treating our most important trading partner with complacent, benign neglect.
—Andrés Martinez, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for benign neglect
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“Benign neglect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benign%20neglect. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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