Though his emphasis is on our current state of knowledge, Mr. Scharf does not neglect his history.

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The trust has been at the centre of one of the worst scandals in NHS history after neglect and abuse led to hundreds of needless deaths from 2005 to 2008.

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These attitudes have translated into a long history of benign neglect.

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The Los Angeles River, however, has a history of ridicule and neglect: A state legislator in the 1980s wanted to build a highway on it.

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In fact, the history of police reform in New York City is one of public posturing and private neglect.

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