competent
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Instead, providers are responsible for ensuring employees are appropriately trained and competent for their roles.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
“This country can build big things—we just need competent people at the helm to deliver them,” she told lawmakers in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
A female survivor will not necessarily prefer a female officer, and gender alone does not make someone a competent interviewer, although evidence suggests that it does help.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
Florida woman Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, was deemed mentally competent by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi, meaning the criminal case can proceed after a competency evaluation delayed it for more than four months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Avery had established himself as a competent microbiologist, but had never imagined venturing into the new world of genes and chromosomes.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing competent
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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