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Adverb
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That reflects poorly on the players, but Rosenior did not provide any convincing answers.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026 -
The story was plodding, the characters frustrating, and the transitions through time poorly executed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The collapse of the Constitution’s balance of powers between three branches of government got us into an unneeded war conducted ineptly.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As was mentioned in your editorial, the Broward school district has been incompetently managed, wasteful and corrupt for years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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The information the city provided to win passage of a ballot measure in 2022 allowing this fee was incompetently inaccurate.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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That’s understandable in the past, when the market operated adequately if inefficiently.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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Canucks ownership should get some credit for spending to the level of the salary cap upper limit every season, but that was easier to do in the flat cap era, and in any event, there’s more to investing in excellence than spending inefficiently on player personnel.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Amateurishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amateurishly. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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