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Noun
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Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.—
TIME.com,
TIME.com,
24 Mar. 2025 -
The disqualifications leave Ferrari already playing catch up against its rivals.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Nothing will alter The Electric State’s disorienting, tone-deaf incompetence.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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When a government, or for that matter a corner grocery store, fires one employee for incompetence, that is good management.—
Phil Terrana,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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And, his inability to admit his mistakes and face the consequences.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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His campaign went under the radar last season, due to the team’s poor record, a few bad outings, and an inability to finish healthy.—
Johnny Flores Jr.,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 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
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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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That autumn, the Kremlin, seemingly in agreement with the war correspondents about the incapacity of Russia’s military leadership, intervened in the military command structure and launched a round of mobilization that sent hundreds of thousands of new soldiers to the frontlines.—
Julian G. Waller,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2024
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Some readily agree and allow more flexibility for determining incapacity.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes,
27 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 3 Apr. 2025.
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