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[uhn-fit] / ʌnˈfɪt /




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“Director disqualifications exist to protect the public from those who have demonstrated they are unfit to run companies,” said Duncan Beach, head of the Insolvency Service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

She faces a trial of the facts after she was previously deemed unfit to face a conventional trial on mental health grounds, and is therefore not participating in proceedings.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

In 2023, judges halted the trial, deeming the wheelchair-bound Kabuga "unfit to participate meaningfully" in proceedings, but he was ordered to remain detained awaiting provisional release.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The Florida woman who allegedly raked Rihanna’s West L.A. home with rifle fire earlier this year may be mentally unfit to stand trial, her attorney said in court Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Then: “Is she? An unfit mother, I mean.”

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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