as in negligence
failure to carefully think about, listen to, or watch someone or something
Many traffic accidents are the result of driver inattention. They lost several potential clients through their inattention to detail.
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Recent Examples of inattention
Couple that with the delays of autonomy, and two automaker-needs emerge: 1) the need to differentiate in technology and 2) the need to mitigate driver inattention.
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Steve Tengler, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Conze agreed that City Hall has neglected the east side, citing the lack of lighting and inattention to proper infrastructure, including road maintenance.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
But aggressive fire suppression and inattention to urban overgrowth have left excessive, easy-to-ignite vegetation in many areas.
—Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Some symptoms relate to inattention, and others relate to hyperactivity/impulsivity.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
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Steve Tengler, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Conze agreed that City Hall has neglected the east side, citing the lack of lighting and inattention to proper infrastructure, including road maintenance.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
But aggressive fire suppression and inattention to urban overgrowth have left excessive, easy-to-ignite vegetation in many areas.
—Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Some symptoms relate to inattention, and others relate to hyperactivity/impulsivity.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inattention
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“Inattention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inattention. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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