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Noun
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Operator inexperience navigating Lake Michigan waters in a thunderstorm proved problematic.—
Jessica Van Egeren,
jsonline.com,
16 July 2025 -
The findings, published in Traffic Injury Prevention, come as road safety experts continue to warn about the dangers of distracted driving, particularly among young drivers who face a higher crash risk due to inexperience.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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The suffering of these immigrants is the result of the cruelty and incompetence of our state and federal government.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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Super-sized Opportunities Workplace crises can be proactively prevented (or eventually explained) by tackling incentives, incompetence and indifference with stewardship, capability and care.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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If Black and Middlebrooks plan to make that challenge, their lawyers must file petitions alleging incompetency between May 27-29 for Black and between July 7-9 for Middlebrooks.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Mar. 2025
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Outside of your job, take time to strengthen your incompetency by undergoing extra training and courses, and attending events if necessary.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Parkinson’s patients typically notice a physical slowing and inability to move their body.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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His inability to defend and his swing and miss rate are just so hard to overcome.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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“Clumsiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumsiness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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