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inexperience

[in-ik-speer-ee-uhns] / ˌɪn ɪkˈspɪər i əns /


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During her long career, people died, whether from the intrinsic dangers of open water or the dangers caused by short-staffing and inexperience among lifeguards.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Schlossberg’s inexperience and total lack of punctiliousness would make him a horrible candidate for mayor, president, governor, even comptroller.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

He was worried his relative inexperience could impact perception, but it "never came up" on set, he tells me.

From BBC May 29, 2026

The article contends that Raman employed divisive tactics by falsely claiming Pratt and Bass were coordinating against her, a characterization that drew audience laughter and demonstrated her inexperience and insufficient preparation for the mayoral contest.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Working without a single hard fact, islanders drew a variety of conclusions: pilot error, pilot inexperience, misread charts, crossed signals, fog, wind, tide, ineptitude.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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