competently

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In a press release issued Friday, Wilson said the company’s transition announcement was a “tremendous failure by the Board to competently plan for the future and manage an effective succession process.”

From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025

“Beneficiaries of an estate can ask to remove a personal representative when they have demonstrated that they cannot competently manage estate affairs,” according to the Martin Law Office LLC.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

Kevin Hettig, Corona del Mar: With his team 8-0 and tough games ahead, Hettig has quietly and competently prepared the Sea Kings to stay focused and keep improving each week.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Mr Lee's government has also been credited with competently steering the country through several recessions, the global financial crisis and the Covid pandemic.

From BBC • May 14, 2024

Colonel Cathcart transferred a round glass paperweight competently from the right edge of his desk to the left edge and picked up a sharpened pencil.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller