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Recent Examples of incompetence In Minnesota, particularly, the Walz voter could not possibly turn against him for his incompetence that led to fraud and a broken trust. Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025 No wonder de Lesseps became a national pariah whose name was synonymous with dishonest incompetence. U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025 Being berated by your boss for your incompetence and having a bunch of strangers laugh at you is true nightmare fuel. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025 By the end of the week, Kennedy and Spear accused her of incompetence. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incompetence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompetence
inability
Noun
  • Irankunda’s goal was the result of Niko Sigur’s carelessness with the ball in Canada’s own half, and Luc de Fougerolles’ inability to clear the ball as well.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Announcement of the school’s closing in 2014 was prompted by its inability to make payroll.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Incompetence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompetence. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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