competent
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She’s mentally competent, he says, has plenty of money, and has made her wishes clear.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
If you think a work email or text was written with the help of AI, you see it as less genuine than those written presumably by a person, and the writer as less competent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In Oregon, assisted dying is open to terminally ill, external, mentally competent adults expected to die within six months - and must be signed off by two doctors.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The organisation said Spanish courts were competent because of a law that "makes it possible to investigate and prosecute offences committed outside the country when relevant links with Spain exist".
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
“She is not competent as a witness on her own behalf,” he said.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing competent
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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