competence
Example Sentences
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“Technology can assist legal practice, but it does not replace an attorney’s duty of competence, diligence, and honesty.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
“Yesteryear” strays from this well-worn narrative with Natalie, a deliciously unlikable protagonist whose greatest flaw is her competence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
"The Volkswagen company's activities in the defence sector would rather focus on military transport, because that is our core competence."
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
"We need to make those decisions. It's really frustrating. We need to bring competence which is the most important thing."
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Spanish physicians lacked the competence that Vesalius was used to, and initial hostility to him as a foreigner became exacerbated by the growth of the independence movement in the Netherlands, then ruled by Spain.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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