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competence

[kom-pi-tuhns] / ˈkɒm pɪ təns /


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"These are not symbolic things; they are concrete demonstrations of what serious partners do, serious partners train together, learn together, plan together, and build the confidence and competence necessary to prevent conflict," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

With medicalization, we assume care, we assume competence, we certainly assume humanity.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

In the wake of the Carruthers debacle, substantial questions were raised about Fowler’s ethics and competence, but they did not deter Tennessee from calling on him again.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 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

Musical beginnings: Origins and development of musical competence.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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

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

It will, among others, employ “people ...with competences such as in data management, risk management, credit risk management, supply chain management,” Morawiecki told Polish public radio.

From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2017

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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