incompetence

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Independent media also act as watchdogs, investigating wrongdoing and raising the political cost of abuse – making it harder for leaders to get away with corruption or incompetence.

From Salon

“I had thought that it was largely the result of incompetence, and had not expected it to be deliberate,” Ms. Chang writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Legal experts state there is no clear legal path for such a lawsuit, and the term “gross incompetence” is not a defined legal standard for civil litigation.

From Barron's

Treasury bonds, and any financial adviser who pursued such a strategy for clients would risk lawsuits for incompetence.

From MarketWatch

Treasury bonds, and any financial adviser who pursued such a strategy for clients would risk lawsuits for incompetence.

From MarketWatch