competent
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It was what a competent law enforcement organization should do after repeated fatal encounters.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
“The American people deserve competent leadership and law enforcement that is transparent, accountable, and worthy of the public’s trust.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Peter Bradshaw is disagreed in The Guardian, external, calling the film a "competent but pointless and unexciting back-to-basics live-action remake" in his two-star review.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He told AFP that "the presumption of innocence must be preserved... until the facts are established by the competent authorities."
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Arguments over the location of novas and comets in the heavens thus continued even after 1610, after which date the traditional Ptolemaic system was abandoned by all competent participants.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing competent
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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