as in disqualification
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Noun
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Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates and a permanent suspension of the Athlete of the Week poll.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025 -
The marketing around their rematch (which ended in a tiresome double disqualification) was a poor omen for Savage vs. DiBiase.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Claims of incompetence may shield responsible parties from criminal charges but not civil penalties.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Defense attorney Alan Jackson told the jury the collision never happened, and the investigation into Read was riddled with errors, bias, incompetence and deceit from the start.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Rage, fatigue, mood swings, memory loss, hot flashes, itchy ears, inability to sleep, loss of libido, hair thinning, depression, weight gain, sore knees, night sweats, incontinence.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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More accurately, the newly positive change in your 401(k) has to do with the inability of presidents to ignore market sentiment and live to tell the tale.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Outside of your job, take time to strengthen your incompetency by undergoing extra training and courses, and attending events if necessary.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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It's been a revolving door of incompetency under center for the Browns this year.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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,
9 May 2025
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The President’s ironclad hegemony had become a pathetic circus of blunders until the IMF deal, threatening to prove campaign predictions of amateurism and incapacity to govern true, just as the campaign for the midterm elections gets under way.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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He was frustrated, too, that such unfulfilled goals were then held up as an example of the country’s ineptitude.—
Mara Kardas-Nelson,
The Dial,
8 Apr. 2025
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The danger is very real, to be sure, but Ray and Manny’s comical ineptitude keeps it from getting too grim.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
13 Mar. 2025
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And as the extent of the damage grew, so too did her feeling of impotence.—
Heather Law,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Jack Harrison squandered one promising position with a pass that dribbled through to Caoimhin Kelleher, a metaphor for their impotence during the evening.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Inaptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaptitude. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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