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competently

[kom-pi-tuhnt-lee] / ˈkɒm pɪ tənt li /


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In a press release issued Friday, Wilson said the company’s transition announcement was a “tremendous failure by the Board to competently plan for the future and manage an effective succession process.”

From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025

“Beneficiaries of an estate can ask to remove a personal representative when they have demonstrated that they cannot competently manage estate affairs,” according to the Martin Law Office LLC.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

“What the voters are looking for,” he told a TV interviewer, “is someone who can run the government competently, who understands their problems and will tell the truth. We’re not dealing with ideologies this year.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

Nevertheless, it was tough to stifle my irritation at watching the cast stride through a competently drawn video game.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

He argued frequently and fairly competently with the judges.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela