competent
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A competent man shouldn’t be presumed incompetent because a stranger on the internet received three bags of parsley.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
This is what happens when New York’s Finest are allowed to do their jobs and empowered by a highly competent and technologically-savvy leader at One Police Plaza.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
He is also a keen and competent deep-sea diver.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Her attorneys, who argued she was not competent to stand trial, agreed with the determination given the passage of time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
In Mr. Reilly’s competent hands, the filing seemed to disappear.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing competent
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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