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The phrase "are inept" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something as lacking skill or ability in a particular area.
Example: "The team's performance in the last match showed that they are inept at executing basic strategies."
Alternatives: "are incompetent" or "lack skill".
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are inept
adjective
Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence
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Often its midwives are inept and its expectant parents unprepared.
"The real story is just that the Greek police are inept," he said.
"I have a hard time with people who are inept," he said.
But what kind of a system assumes that its managers are inept and corrupt?
"It's out of control, it's inefficient and it's being run by people who are inept.
"Now we'll find out whether I've just been in your hair too much or whether you really are inept".
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Gaius' foreign policy was inept.
It's inept.
Some, it seems, were inept.
It's inept, incompetent, and improper".
America may sometimes be inept or hypocritical.
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