incompetent
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In July 2025, the month Jeffries was admitted to the prison hospital, she says he told her he was there to "prove" he was "incompetent".
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
I wrote a letter a couple of weeks ago about my aunt, who had been declared incompetent by two doctors due to alleged dementia.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 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
“Awful, clumsy, incompetent workmen! I shall have them all fired,” she fumed.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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