incompetence

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He also accused DOJ lawyers of destroying the office’s good standing with the judiciary and suggested that its incompetence has allowed defendants to evade just penalties for heinous crimes.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

The mistakes you make at 20 are interpreted as experimentation rather than incompetence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Using untrained proxies, as a former European diplomat to Russia puts it, adds "a layer of unpredictability - and incompetence".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Her gleeful cruelty was matched only by the audacity of her incompetence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Here was the mirror image of the same incompetence Meredith Whitney was making her name pointing out.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis