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competency

[kom-pi-tuhn-see] / ˈkɒm pɪ tən si /


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He is cunning, not intelligent — something he unwittingly proves every time he claims that passing a basic mental competency test shows his brilliance.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

“It builds on our core quarrying competency, expands our geographic footprint and immediately establishes Martin Marietta as the leading national producer of lime solutions,” he said.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

At Auburn incoming students must now take certain required civics and history courses to master basic competency in U.S. history and government.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

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

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

Novo Nordisk had wanted to freshen up the board by adding select, new competencies while also maintaining continuity.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2025

Lund said that the board had proposed bringing in several new board members to add new competencies, while the majority shareholder, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, "wanted a more extensive reconfiguration".

From Barron's Oct. 21, 2025

I feel like General Zod from Superman, floating off into space trapped inside a two-dimensional phantom zone, screaming in silence about my job qualifications and core competencies.

From Slate Oct. 6, 2025

He noted that the kind of social-cultural policies that her government has been most keen to tackle in Italy fall largely under national, not EU, competencies.

From Seattle Times May 31, 2024

But the competencies of the earlier years were spent, and age could only plan for the activities in which it should not share.

From Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College by Smith, William Robert Lee




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