incapable
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Vance, though, is clearly incapable of such a spontaneous response.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
In a pivot for a region that had courted Tehran, Gulf leaders now insist that Iran must be rendered incapable of future attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The more immediate risk is that Washington may conclude Canada is incapable of defending the Arctic, compelling the US military to take charge, he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Those encounters can make them look incapable of managing their lives even when the core problem is the absence of stable housing.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
Surely the similarities were inadvertent, he suggested, since Jackson was obviously a virtuous man and thus incapable of plagiarism.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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