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Mr. Chanler-Berat brings a sad sense of insecurity to Evgeny, particularly in the scenes when he addresses his father—who remains unseen—abjectly trying to justify his fecklessness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The fecklessness of McCarthy has been well chronicled, and a further accounting needn’t go on at length.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Hank has failed upward throughout the show, and his fecklessness has, in a very real way, saved his life a couple of times.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2022

To the strategist, this little essay is a master class in the fecklessness of bombing populations.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2022

Also on the list are the punitive armies of Rome, the fecklessness of Byzantium, Ottoman indifference, and British gunboats.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro