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well-qualified

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adjective

  1. having good or excellent qualifications

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Each well-qualified and dedicated worker who loses their job for no particular reason is an individual loss.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025

To them, she was well-qualified, suitably employed and working hard towards becoming an artist - a future she claimed would also bring financial benefits for her parents.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

The number of students receiving federal Pell Grants had dropped for several years, raising concerns that students with the greatest financial need were not able to access a UC education even if well-qualified.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

"There are several well-qualified candidates, for example our host today, Nadia Calvino," Lindner said before the meeting of euro zone finance ministers.

From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2023

These were all experienced and well-qualified bakers, mind you, but for some mysterious reason, every attempt turned out a failure.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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