as in inexperience
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Noun
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The Sabres’ inexperience showed throughout the season.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Her attorney, Gregory Romanovsky, emphasizes that this was a mistake born of inexperience, not malice.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These two Radical Left fools left behind two cities that will take years to recover from their incompetence and evil.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The great tariff turnaround this week was either a sign of gross incompetence or a cruel game played on the world.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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The researchers discovered that the solvent’s inability to mix with bodily fluids is key for the drug crystals to clump together and form a long-lasting drug reservoir (depot) beneath the skin post-injection.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2025
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Chronic insomnia — an inability to fall or stay asleep or waking up much earlier than desired — could lead to serious issues, including heart attacks and stroke.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Clumsiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumsiness. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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