incompetent
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"Cockroaches are alive," it said in a social media post, describing Pradhan as "incompetent".
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
But a Federal High Court judge in Bayelsa, Ayo Emmanuel, ruled that the suit was "premature and incompetent," adding that the allegations against the oil giant were statute-barred under Nigerian law.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The difference between dropping the SAT and dropping the civil service examination is that incompetent students flunk out in a year or so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
"Cruel or incompetent practice should have been prevented. Any behaviour which countered this was reprehensible."
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
For everyone’s sake, he thought, you will have to be declared incompetent and confess, Miss Trixie.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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