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incompetent

[in-kom-pi-tuhnt] / ɪnˈkɒm pɪ tənt /


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When my wife was pregnant, her OB-GYN declared her cervix to be incompetent and put her on bed rest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

They told me her personal physician had never declared her incompetent and was actually reinstating her competency.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Palmer found himself spending time trying to get his expenses cleared through an incompetent bureaucracy, rather than romancing a beautiful girl on a sandy beach.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Most patients today have been deemed too incompetent to stand trial, Barnes said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

There were three adult supervisors and seventeen Boy Scouts, all charmingly incompetent.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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