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In addition to Carter’s disqualification, Nolan Smith was flagged for taunting and roughing the quarterback.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Amato scored two wins on Saturday’s undercard to the Pacific Classic with record-setting Gold Phoenix taking the Grade II Del Mar Handicap for an unprecedented fourth straight year and Motorious winning the Grade III Green Flash for a third straight year (via disqualification).—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Cloobeck is also running a television ad in Orange County – where the California Republican Party’s convention takes place this weekend – accusing Bianco of corruption and incompetence.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Beyond Venezuelan incompetence, American pressure and fears of uncontrollable escalation may be driving Chinese caution.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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If the continuity, cohesion and familiarity offered by those who stayed does not prove enough to keep Leeds in the league, the inability to sell efficiently in the summer window will be seen as one of the failings.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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France meanwhile faces an inability to push through budget legislation and a public unwilling to accept the spending cuts or tax increases needed to change its economic fundamentals.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The National Geographic series dives into footage and narratives from officials leading the disaster response at the time, revealing incompetencies and false information from the media that cost locals their lives.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Portalatin’s petition seeks to remove Wilder and Saenz using a statute in the Texas Local Government Code that allows for citizens to seek public officials’ removal due to incompetency, official misconduct or drunkenness both on and off duty.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Aug. 2025
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Ratified in 1967, it was designed to address gaps in succession and clarify what happens in cases of death, resignation, or incapacity.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The past thousand or so years of history shows far more countries failed due to economic ineptitude than military conflict.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That there is impotence and cancer and infidelity and vanity and loss.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
16 Aug. 2025
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The rumors of my cinematic impotence are exaggerated and ageist.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
10 Aug. 2025
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There was a clear vocabulary to define consent within OneTaste, but one witness after another spoke of pressure and powerlessness.—
Thessaly La Force,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Workers internalize powerlessness, hyper vigilance, and anxiety.—
Rahkim Sabree,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Inaptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaptitude. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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