competence

Fighting far away from their usual supply lines, British soldiers froze to death, not for lack of supplies but for lack of competence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

There are performances of warmth, competence, abundance and ease.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

"It allows people to express frustration about competence, privilege, money and social fairness without directly touching more sensitive subjects," he tells the BBC.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Patchett and her heroine also appear to share this enviable trait: They navigate life with grace, generosity and utter competence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

From the first day on, I find that of all the things that I have left behind, such as home and identity, what I miss the most is competence.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

The government said in a statement that the prosecutor, which operates independently, was acting "within the scope of its autonomy and competences".

From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2022

Concerns include monitoring the competences of therapists and doctors working for digital apps, and worries about "very aggressive marketing" from some of the private companies behind them.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2021

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

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 Buck, Charles Neville