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benign neglect
noun
- an attitude or policy of noninterference or neglect of a situation, which may have a more beneficial effect than assuming responsibility; well-intentioned neglect.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of benign neglect1
Example Sentences
Erstwhile liberals like Daniel Patrick Moynihan began flirting with conservatism, in his case proclaiming that the best antipoverty project for Black urban residents would be the government’s “benign neglect.â€
“It wasn’t benign neglect but a designed robbery of the financial system,†the country’s new central bank governor, Dr Ahsan Mansur, told the BBC in an recent exclusive interview.
All you need is a lot of light and benign neglect to raise healthy and beautiful succulents.
Benign neglect of the most challenging cases only makes things worse for youth in crisis.
According to Stearns, Russell’s estate was in a state of benign neglect — “His socials were so low,†she says — before Primary Wave got involved along with David Zonshine, a longtime music-industry figure who currently runs Harrison’s Dark Horse Records.
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