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proficiency

[pruh-fish-uhn-see] / prəˈfɪʃ ən si /


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But PHP2Shell was viewed as a priority and AI’s proficiency at hacking prompted worries that criminals could exploit PHP2Shell on many websites before they can be patched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

In the U.S., people with limited English proficiency bear the most risk.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

But that still leaves the proficiency rates for Black students at 33.7% for English, 21.5% for math and 20.5% for science.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

From April next year, permanent residency applicants will face even tighter requirements, including basic Japanese language proficiency.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He lived in the details and worked his magic in the context of the moment, mobilizing those forces on the ground more adroitly and with a more deft tactical proficiency than anyone else.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Most of the proficiencies required can be gained through further education.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

I sometimes looked in vain for stacks of books along the walls that weren’t didactically aligned with state-ordained, “testable” proficiencies.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2021

Beyoncé’s proficiencies include the art of publicity, and her messaging is as precise as her melisma.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 18, 2019

To that end, Olson launched "Project Lawrence," an effort to increase cultural proficiencies -- like advanced language training and better knowledge of local history and customs -- for overseas operations.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2011

The peculiar proficiencies of great epochs are as astonishing as the exploits of individual frenzy.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various


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