as in artlessness
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But then, with seemingly on-the-fly artlessness, Laxe’s camera picks a few of the dancers out.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2025
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The good are getting richer off the ineptitude of the downtrodden.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2026
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This was not Myles Garrett decrying organizational ineptitude until the Cleveland Browns dropped $160 million on the edge rusher’s doorstep.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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“Maladroitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maladroitness. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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