fluent
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“At the time, I was the first commissioner in the agency’s 37-year history to speak fluent Russian, the language of the world’s largest Arctic nation.”
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
In Playa de Palma, a 3-mile-long stretch of beach on the southern coast of the island, tourism workers speak fluent German and restaurants offer favorites like döner kebab and currywurst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
It’s going to take me years to become fluent in all the nuances of the sport.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
He added 67 for the for sixth wicket with Smith, who looked fluent for a much-needed half-century.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Though we were forbidden to speak anything but French, the teacher would occasionally use us to practice any of her five fluent languages.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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