competence
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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
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
Research by professor Na Kyong Hyun found that hearing a voice that sounds like one’s own triggers perceptions of competence, morality and integrity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
They can suffer from lower perceived competence, burn out, and ultimately quit or flee to other sports to escape the older sibling’s shadow, which isn’t necessarily a negative course correction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
And of course they all got brown woollen socks knitted by yours truly, displaying various degrees of competence.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
These types of companies "will move elsewhere" if they can't find the right IT competences in Sweden, argues Jeppeson.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
The official said some EU member states were currently quite cautious on the proposal, given that granting of export licences and security are national competences.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2023
Instead of "left" versus "right," think of two different core competences.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2020
“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
These patiently and painstakingly accumulated vast acquirements and competences needed but one thing more—opportunity—to convert themselves into triumphant action.
From Is Shakespeare Dead? From my autobiography. by Mark Twain
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