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Noun
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Westman had decorated the assault rifle and shotgun with hate speech in ways that aligned with the dark underbelly of alt-right meme culture that regularly disparages people of color, Jewish people, the LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025 -
Sixty-six-year-old Bronx mental health patient Deborah Danner hoped her disability would not bring her into contact with the NYPD.—
LaShawn Harris
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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Aside from a changing climate, water managers say the inability to store water in upstream reservoirs due to compact obligations exacerbates the problem.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Central Bank's inability to accumulate reserves is beginning to trouble the IMF, and the labor market remains fragile.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Aug. 2025
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Westcott, 85 — who was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease, a genetic brain disorder, in 2015 — cited mental incapacity as his reason for attempting to rescind the deal.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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The fact that Montreal’s defining MLS traits have been impatience and inconsistency give fans every reason to suspect incompetence until proven otherwise even without the bright red flashing light of supposed nepotism.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Another concerning possibility is that, when actions consistently prioritize special interests over the public good, incompetence can morph into something else— a line Lamont’s approach teeters on the brink of crossing.—
Frank Ricci,
Hartford Courant,
10 Aug. 2025
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If Black and Middlebrooks plan to make that challenge, their lawyers must file petitions alleging incompetency between May 27-29 for Black and between July 7-9 for Middlebrooks.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Mar. 2025
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Outside of your job, take time to strengthen your incompetency by undergoing extra training and courses, and attending events if necessary.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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“Incapableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapableness. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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