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incompetence

[in-kom-pi-tuhns] / ɪnˈkɒm pɪ təns /
NOUN
lack of ability
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Incompetence and corruption plague both the private and the public sectors, Mr. Mylovanov acknowledged, and a balance must be struck to root it out.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Incompetence and abuses of power don’t reveal themselves; exposing them requires the courage of witnesses in government to assume the personal and professional risk of speaking out.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2022

"They actually denied the claim for narcolepsy saying it would only be approved for narcolepsy. Human error? Malice? Incompetence? I can't explain it."

From Salon • May 30, 2022

"Incompetence is fast turning into criminality," he wrote in a tweet.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2022

Those noxious growths, Incompetence, Abuse, and Injustice, had not only to be cut down, but rooted out.

From A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography by Beers, Clifford Whittingham




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