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competency

[kom-pi-tuhn-see] / ˈkɒm pɪ tən si /


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So if she has severe brain damage, if she’s brain-dead, then that would raise competency questions.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Florida woman Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, was deemed mentally competent by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi, meaning the criminal case can proceed after a competency evaluation delayed it for more than four months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Employees should have an open and clear line of communication about what actions will improve workflow and productivity, without making any assumption about perception of competency.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

This coming school year, the College Board is rolling out a new AP Business with Personal Finance course designed in part to boost students’ personal-finance competency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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

The Ruesselsheim teams would in turn refocus on their core competencies -- vehicle parts such as chassis, seats, lighting, steering and driver-assistance systems.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Identify a maximum of three “differentiating competencies in your business,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

Its head, presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, insisted the Kremlin team had "all the necessary competencies".

From BBC ● May 15, 2025

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 William Robert Lee Smith


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