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competency

[kom-pi-tuhn-see] / ˈkɒm pɪ tən si /


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Castelblanco-Robles and Rios-Cuadros pleaded not guilty, while Rodriguez-Pulido is scheduled for a mental competency hearing June 16.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

But that standard requires only two modest extracurricular sessions on cross-cultural competency and related topics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The results clearly pointed to writers walking away with greater feelings of satisfaction and competency, as well as a more meaningful connection to their output, when they worked through the craft without A.I. assistance.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

The calls were recorded last year while he was being treated for four months in a mental health unit at a federal prison in North Carolina to see if he could regain competency.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

He had masqueraded at the hospital for eight years conducting competency evaluations on people accused of crimes before his fraud was uncovered.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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