proficiency
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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
A 2024 research review in the journal Healthcare found that those with limited proficiency in English are more likely to experience serious harm from medical errors and receive lower-quality healthcare.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Denver Public Schools, which had all chatbots open through January and later pushed Gemini, saw English language arts proficiency rates drop more than 2.5 percentage points for sixth and eighth-graders in 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"They completely changed what hardcore could be. They had the technical proficiency to play harder, to play faster," she added.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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
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
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