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Noun
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The girls successfully defended their state title, overcoming a disqualification in their 4×100 relay.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2026 -
Those who flout Defender’s rules face disqualification from the events without a refund, its hotel policy shows.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Prosecutors emphasized that a finding of incompetence would not end the case but would instead trigger a process aimed at restoring Brown’s competency so proceedings can continue.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Fortunately, this doesn’t happen because, like Nia with Danny, Jamine helps Jesse through his incompetence by reminding him that there’s a whole house filled with rooms that can accommodate him and his girlfriend.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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Unsurprisingly, Tigers athletic director Verge Ausberry had his new head coach's back while trashing former coach Brian Kelly and his inability to relate to boosters or fans during his time in Baton Rouge.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Andrews’s essay comes to the defense of former Harvard President Larry Summers, who resigned under pressure in 2006 after arguing that women might be underrepresented in the hard sciences because of their innate lack of interest in those fields and their inability to perform at the highest levels.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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The longer the delay, the more the system risks turning temporary incompetency into long-term confinement.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
30 Mar. 2026
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The reproduction of systemic racism occurs not simply through white denial but also through the promotion of cultural incompetency.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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,
6 May 2026
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Feerick is also an expert in Presidential incapacity.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The Timberwolves expected the Spurs to throw a punch, but this was less about the power of their opponent and more about their own ineptitude.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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His future value to historians will be as a model of hubris and ineptitude.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Decadence is sensuality and impotence, opulence and decay.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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But these songs are also honest, sometimes despite themselves, about the feelings of impotence associated with watching history play out on a screen.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Violence can come from feelings of powerlessness and desperation.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Forced into an uneasy alliance with a sharp-witted poacher living on the margins of society (Kellyman), the two women fight back, turning their powerlessness into strength through violence, wit, and defiance.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Inaptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaptitude. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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