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ill-suited

[il-soo-tid] / ˈɪlˈsu tɪd /


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Their part in all of this will come under scrutiny, not least for their remarkable decision to trust the ill-suited Igor Tudor as successor to Thomas Frank.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

Monetary policy is ill-suited for shocks like this.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

Some economists expect Shin to be more aggressive on inflation, though that doesn’t mean he will rush to raise rates, given the prevailing view that monetary policy is ill-suited to address supply-driven inflation shocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

Sam’s a 30-something law school dropout reduced to a position he knows he’s inherently ill-suited for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

She left Dauntless not because she was ill-suited for it but because it was safer to be Divergent in Abnegation.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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