as in ineptitude
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ineptitude
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Rebuilding after the fires Pratt has tied the city’s slow recovery after the Palisades and Eaton fires last year to a broader ineptitude in government.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026 -
Whatever benefit the viewer might have enjoyed by seeing managerial strategy play out was destroyed by pitchers’ ineptitude in the batter’s box.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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“Ineptness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineptness. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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