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proficiency

[pruh-fish-uhn-see] / prəˈfɪʃ ən si /


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His four goals and four assists along with creating 54 chances, including nine big chances, highlight his proficiency at both ends of the pitch.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

A 2021 state law required third-graders below proficiency to show adequate growth at summer camps to advance to fourth grade.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

There is skill, and there is craft, and the difference between the two is contentment with proficiency versus an unsettled desire to create greatness out of nothing, to chase a dream.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

“In today’s world, a valuable education includes proficiency at workforce-related tools, whether those are specific to a student’s degree or more generally applicable like generative AI,” she said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

None but a child taken at an early age would have ever attained the proficiency and wrought such widespread evil as I have.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

From Seattle Times Apr. 27, 2023

My language proficiencies overcome those barriers and I have tried to help people who have no idea what to do once they land here.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2022

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

By this means, you will well employ your precious time, though too many do not understand its value, and make great proficiencies in virtue.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 by Scott, Walter, Sir




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