competent
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It also makes O’Donnell a competent foil—and a satisfying target for Trump’s favorite pastime, revenge.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Unlike many developing countries, Pakistan boasts a competent diplomatic corps staffed by officers fluent in English.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Above all, it would depend on competent leadership and prime ministers surviving long enough to implement what they promised the voters.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
It’s hard to imagine his administration being competent enough to fake such actions without at least one conspiracist letting the secret out, even by drunkenly bragging about it to a would-be mistress.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
There was always another battle, another struggle to prove that Alex was as smart, as competent, as likely to succeed.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Vocabulary lists containing competent
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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