competent

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Nuria's mother, Smera Chohan, said she was emotional and angry and wanted to know why such a terrible incident had not merited a "competent and thorough investigation".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

This culture is at the heart of a competent military, and indeed is essential to the morale and cohesion that makes the American armed forces the envy of the world.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Iran’s mission to the United Nations said “non-hostile” vessels can pass through the waterway “in coordination with the competent Iranian authorities” in a social-media post Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Medical schools were told that their curriculum should include content about “the diverse manner in which people perceive health and illness” and the “basic principles of culturally competent healthcare.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

By 1624, eleven years after he had made public his discovery that Venus had a full set of phases, Galileo could take it for granted that no competent person would defend the Ptolemaic system.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton