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Recent Examples on the Web
Though more competent than Michael Scott, Hastings and her team of executives still hilariously fumble through one PR disaster after another.
—Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 26 Mar. 2023
Per the Supreme Court, a person must be competent in order to be executed, and while the death penalty is prohibited for the intellectually disabled, those with serious mental illness have not been automatically granted the same exemption.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2023
Firebrand Jake Paul is in the boxing ring once again, this time facing a more competent challenger in what will be a cruiserweight fight with Tommy Fury, the younger brother of current heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury.
—oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2023
Russia’s army turned out to be much less competent than anyone expected; Putin was not quite the genius many believed.
—Frida Ghitis, CNN, 21 Feb. 2023
Before the attack, Jolly asked a judge for a two-week extension to give a defense expert time to speak about whether Schabusiness is competent for trial.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
Hall reached his conclusion that Edwards was not competent after spending only 15 minutes with him.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2023
For example, you could be appointed power of attorney for someone who is mentally competent but just needs help with legal and other matters.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2023
And with perfect timing, we’ve been treated to a string of reports showing that the World Economic Forum’s attendees in Davos are a lot less competent than the conspiracy theorists give them credit for.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2023
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