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Recent Examples of feckless And the President’s feckless tech bros can arbitrarily withhold billions in federal support for everything from cancer research to hurricane tracking. Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025 In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens. Tara Suter, The Hill, 8 June 2025 The autocrat is viewed as both feckless and corrupt. Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025 Tensions between them flare, as does frustration with their feckless brother, Branwell. Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for feckless
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Adjective
  • Life-saving efforts were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, said Officer Anthony Gamble, a Sacramento Police Department spokesperson.
    The Sacramento Bee, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
  • Attempts to impeach Pashinyan, who came to power in 2018, were unsuccessful.
    Avet Demourian, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • This includes putting more tax inefficient investments into tax advantaged accounts, like 401(k), 403(b), 529 college savings accounts, and HSAs, to name just a few. 6.
    Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Parking has changed greatly over the years in Boise, in part because city planners have tried to get rid of inefficient surface parking lots.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Even if a person brushes their teeth with fluoridated toothpaste and regularly goes to the dentist, drinking fluoridated tap water still offers a protective bonus, Tomar explains, counter to Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s claim that fluoridation is ineffectual.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Simply declaring long-term goals without follow-up and enforcement is ineffectual and undermines Europe’s geostrategic credibility.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • Beyond that, such dramatic moves could be counterproductive.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 June 2025
  • Targeting the employers themselves, some of whom Trump relies on for support, would be counterproductive to his agenda, Reisz said.
    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025

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“Feckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckless. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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