capable

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He spent a lifetime preparing himself for this moment, and during the journey he momentarily showed what he was capable of but without being able to get the kind of success he so clearly deserved.

From BBC

He is widely seen as one of the only politicians capable of defeating Erdogan at the ballot box in elections due before mid-2028.

From Barron's

“That’s why you often need your own ground forces or capable local partners, because they force the adversary to concentrate” so they become vulnerable targets for an air campaign, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“While he was a very serious, earnest activist, he also had such an acute sense of cynical humor that is so fantastic and was capable of scathing satire,” her brother Devin added.

From Los Angeles Times

He is widely seen as one of the only politicians capable of defeating Erdogan at the ballot box.

From Barron's