competence
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With medicalization, we assume care, we assume competence, we certainly assume humanity.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Proceedings had earlier been suspended after doubts were raised over Ortiz's mental competence, but Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi on Tuesday reinstated criminal proceedings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
It isn’t evidence of a candidate’s competence or capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Helping him learn healthy money habits could instill a sense of confidence and competence that he might not gain from simply having money handed to him.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
In fact, the competence and dedication of the young conductor would soon come to the attention of his superiors, who would waste no time offering the stalwart fellow a promotion.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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The first minister said it would be a "detailed, meaningful exercise reflecting on where powers and specific competences should lie, how regional working works best and what effective cooperation looks like".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Instead of "left" versus "right," think of two different core competences.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2020
States have so far ignored European Central Bank calls to create such a body, fearing the loss of national competences.
From Reuters ● Feb. 27, 2019
“It’s the degree of specialization, the number of factories you’d need and the number of competences to make all the different parts,” Fowler said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2018
While Spicer South and his cousins had been sustaining themselves or building up competences by tilling their soil, the leaders of the other faction were basing larger fortunes on the profits of merchandise and trade.
From The Call of the Cumberlands by Charles Neville Buck
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