ill-suited

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Their part in all of this will come under scrutiny, not least for their remarkable decision to trust the ill-suited Igor Tudor as successor to Thomas Frank.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Monetary policy is ill-suited for shocks like this.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

In Ukraine, as in many wars, the advantage goes to the side that learns and iterates fastest—something traditional acquisition systems are ill-suited to support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Sam’s a 30-something law school dropout reduced to a position he knows he’s inherently ill-suited for.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Critics point out that the species is ill-suited for long-term survival.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh