as in stable
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
went to court to prove that her grandmother was no longer compos mentis and needed a legal guardian
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Second, and more important, while Biden’s voice may be faltering, and some of his sentences rest incomplete, there is little question which candidate is less compos mentis than the other.
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Jack Rakove, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
Jack Rakove, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
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One remaining astronaut remained in the hospital and is in stable condition and is under observation as a precautionary measure, NASA said.Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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This legacy-minded approach can improve talent retention and establish a stable, high-performing organization that benefits everyone.Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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With his understanding and lucid analysis of great-power politics, Hal, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, offers invaluable insights to everyone committed to deterring aggression and maintaining peace.John Cornyn, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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No wonder this piece came out sounding lucid as chamber music, as though each line had been teased apart and individually combed.Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
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But Barrett says that the real value of this group, and others like it, is not necessarily to collect or verify actual issues at polling places or with voting machines—things that can, and do, happen in a normal election.Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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What's next: Daytime temperatures will dip into more normal ranges this weekend, with the mercury dropping back to the 50s and 60s.Sam Allard, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Baltimore uses a balanced attack to dictate the pace of this matchup.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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This balanced support among crypto enthusiasts stands in contrast to the political advertising efforts of crypto companies, which Quartz reports seem to favor Republican candidates.Steve Larsen, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Anti-intellectualism is much more than just the rejection of the scientific method or rational thought.Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
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Military command structures are, by definition, authoritarian, but their effectiveness depends on accurate information and rational discussion among civilian and military leaders.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Despite a substantial slide in entering freshmen, overall college enrollment increased a healthy 2.9% this fall, according to preliminary figures from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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It’s not totally understood why about a third of healthy people respond in this way, but research suggests that genetics and abnormal kidney reactions to salt can be to blame.Katie Camero, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Compos mentis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compos%20mentis. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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