unfit
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When World War II hit, Flynn tried to join but was deemed 4F, or unfit for service; despite his on-screen athleticism, he had tuberculosis and a bad heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Demand for pulpwood—trees unfit for making lumber but fine for cardboard and paper—plummeted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The family of a woman killed after a high-speed race through residential streets says it is a "relief" the government was considering changing the law around defendants who are considered unfit to stand trial.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The smell of burnt wood combining with grapes for smoky wine would not necessarily make it unfit for consumption, but it would likely compromise sales, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Was he not safe at the manor as she thought but somewhere unknown and unsafe and unfit?
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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