competent
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Artificial intelligence is technically competent, but it lacks the interpersonal communication, leadership and creative thinking skills that define great employees—and that formal education provides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
But one of the stranger ones is that, somewhere along the way, Taco Bell became a model of competent public-health communication.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
In Oregon, assisted dying is open to terminally ill, external, mentally competent adults expected to die within six months - and must be signed off by two doctors.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
He said losing competent colleagues was a problem at a time when a lack of qualified staff was more pressing than a lack of funds.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
It’s like waitressing is the one time when the competent mom I remember comes back and says hello.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Vocabulary lists containing competent
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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