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competencies

  • plural
    of competency.
    competency
    noun
    competence.

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Employers increasingly emphasize demonstrated competencies, project-based experience and practical problem-solving abilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

"Instead of dismantling everything, we can actually reuse the facilities, the skills, the competencies we have."

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026

Lund said that the board had proposed bringing in several new board members to add new competencies, while the majority shareholder, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, "wanted a more extensive reconfiguration".

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

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

The Judges had constantly refused to give an opinion on any of the powers, privileges, or competencies of either House.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Edmund Burke