incapable
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“Any belief that Gulf countries are incapable of responding is a miscalculation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Their main task will be to develop a plan towards reforming a WTO that has proven to be powerless in the face of rising protectionism and largely incapable of negotiating new agreements.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
Those encounters can make them look incapable of managing their lives even when the core problem is the absence of stable housing.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
Article 111 of the Iranian Constitution grants the assembly the authority to remove the supreme leader if he is deemed incapable or unqualified politically and religiously.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
He was incapable of entering any room quietly, especially at breakfast time.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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