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Noun
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Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates and a permanent suspension of the Athlete of the Week poll.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025 -
Soon, other service members would challenge the disqualification standards themselves.—
Natalie Shibley / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In short, Trump-Musk incompetence and recklessness may — just may — discredit the vandals in Washington and rein them in.—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
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This assumption of incompetence really weathers us.—
Marianne Schnall,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the Leafs’ inability to dominate games goes back further.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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This creates unnecessary risks for businesses, as an inability to verify VAT-IDs promptly may lead to incorrect tax reporting and potential penalties.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When pressed on such timelines during a Senate hearing in December 2024, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf reiterated the issue isn’t a matter of corruption or incompetency, but federal support.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2025
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It's been a revolving door of incompetency under center for the Browns this year.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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Some readily agree and allow more flexibility for determining incapacity.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Their proposal includes allowing the College of Cardinals to oversee governance during a temporary incapacity and convening a medical commission to assess the pope's health.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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But while SpaceX remains critical to NASA (thanks in part to Boeing’s ineptitude at developing crewed spacecraft and Blue Origin’s slow start), Tesla no longer has a lane to itself in the electric-vehicle market.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
19 Feb. 2025
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In January 2024, a third-party probe into Cruise revealed that culture issues, ineptitude and poor leadership were at the center of regulatory oversights and cover-up concerns that had plagued the company.—
Michael Wayland,Hayden Field,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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The response is similar concerning United’s impotence in front of goal.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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The local government’s impotence reflects a broader dynamic in Iraq: Baghdad’s reliance on Shiite militias has allowed those groups to gain undue power.—
Vera Mironova,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Nov. 2016
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“Inaptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaptitude. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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