competently
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They can’t get the medical professionals that they need to do it competently.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Tall, powerfully built and eloquent, he quoted scripture as competently as he wielded a firearm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The client — your friend, in this case — must also demonstrate that the outcome of the underlying case would have been better if the attorney had acted competently.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
An attorney for Sampath did not respond to requests for comment but had earlier defended his client as fully and competently providing all contracted services to L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
As the relief flowed into him like a fast-rising tide, Bernabe began to tell himself that he had handled the situation pretty competently.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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