competent
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Pike’s lawyers claim that “he is not competent to perform this procedure,” noting that “the only time in the past 13 years he has attempted to place a central line, on Mr. Carruthers, he failed.”
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
My grandmother is 99 years old, but she is mentally competent and understands what she wants to do.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
For parents, there can be several obstacles when it comes to helping their children learn to swim and become water competent.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
You want to believe that there’s really competent, smart people in those jobs, so that, God forbid, if anything happens to you, that’s what you’re gonna encounter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
There was always another battle, another struggle to prove that Alex was as smart, as competent, as likely to succeed.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Vocabulary lists containing competent
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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