competence
Example Sentences
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But having a diploma on the wall is no guarantee of your lawyer’s competence or ethics.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
The column contends that while Becerra possesses impressive credentials and accomplishments, voters select leaders based on personality and emotional energy rather than demonstrated competence alone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
And then there’s a second issue, which I think might even be at least as important, which is the competence of the implementation.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
Maybe achieving great things, and competence itself, is a choice we can make.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Claude understands that he ought to resent them, but he admires their competence and manners, the clean efficiency with which they move.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Vocabulary lists containing competence
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