incapable

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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

"And he seems incapable of providing that basic information."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Article 111 of the Iranian Constitution grants the assembly the authority to remove the supreme leader if he is deemed incapable or unqualified politically and religiously.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

He agreed, in order to get away, knowing that he was incapable of going.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez