as in ability
the physical or mental power to do something
she's proved that she has the competency to run a major company
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Recent Examples of competency
Learning together in this way will naturally encourage new friendships, as well as promote student leadership and social competency skills.
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Dr. Michael Thomas, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Considering cultural competency was also recommended by several supervisors.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
The first part of Drag Race typically focuses on basic competency, leaving the measurements of character creation, creative capabilities, and branding for the back half.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
O'Kelley mentioned intellectual curiosity, a willingness to adapt and a willingness to take on the unexpected as new criteria to consider beyond competency and accomplishments for CEOs or other senior leaders.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Dr. Michael Thomas, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Considering cultural competency was also recommended by several supervisors.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
The first part of Drag Race typically focuses on basic competency, leaving the measurements of character creation, creative capabilities, and branding for the back half.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
O'Kelley mentioned intellectual curiosity, a willingness to adapt and a willingness to take on the unexpected as new criteria to consider beyond competency and accomplishments for CEOs or other senior leaders.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competency
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Nik Popli,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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But human physicians can also be overconfident in their reasoning abilities, and may wrongly ignore correct diagnoses offered by patients, non-physician health workers or AI systems.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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And, extra space for reserve wines allows for the addition of a much bigger reserve wine capacity—more reserve wines means even more choices for fine tuning flavor.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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That should create more capacity that Nvidia could tap into down the road.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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The array should be able to bounce laser light back at any orbiting or incoming spacecraft – a vital capability that will provide a permanent reference point on the lunar surface.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Leap provides location sourcing, store design, construction, staffing, management and marketing support along with Simon, as well as technology capabilities that help with the store operations.—
David Moin,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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The level of cultural competence is contingent upon leadership because the leaders set the bar.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Over time, these discussions empower kids to handle setbacks on their own, building self-esteem and a sense of competence.—
Dr. Sheryl Ziegler, Contributor,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Competency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competency. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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