proficiency
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Meanwhile, 75% of the 1,881 UK jobseekers polled in July by recruiter Gi Group say they would not be put off applying to an organisation that had introduced AI proficiency into individual performance reviews.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
One reason is that HP, Dell and other PC manufacturers are souping up the computers and selling them on their proficiency with on-device AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
She noted that older adults, people with disabilities and people with limited English proficiency will be especially impacted by the loss of services, which may contribute to survivors’ long-term displacement from their communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Spinning that lore for a modern audience, then, calls for fronting the cast with a star whose popular persona is outsized compared to his dramatic proficiency.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 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
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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
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 Sir Walter Scott
Vocabulary lists containing proficiency
Power Prefix: pro
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