incompetent
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The 81-year-old had previously been found mentally incompetent last May but prison officials then declared in December that he was fit for trial following his hospital stay.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Money is the focus in the tracks like “La Moneda,” with Joel’s voice echoing through the backdrop as he proclaims that cash might change some tacky, incompetent chumps, but not him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Go through the account activity together, framing it as a routine check rather than accusing him of being foolish or incompetent.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
The upside is that you keep your enemies on their toes, while the downside is that you risk looking unsure and incompetent at home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Then at the others, the underfed, the incompetent, shakily having their first lessons with a knife or an ax.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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