incapable
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"A society that is incapable of protecting its own children is a society which will one day start turning against itself."
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Honestly, the only person who appears incapable of time travel at this point is Jamie.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Also notable is that the press seems incapable of digging up information like this itself, or incorporating FDD’s people into its stable of quote-providers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Vance, though, is clearly incapable of such a spontaneous response.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
One of the most common arguments espoused by the antisuffrage forces was that women were not emotionally strong enough to handle the responsibility of voting and were thus incapable of making sound political decisions.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing incapable
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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A Wrinkle in Time
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