proficiently
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The National Center for Education Statistics reported that the number of college graduates in 2003 who could interpret complex texts proficiently had fallen to 31% from 40% in 1992.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
They proficiently highlight the grim humor in so many of Agnes’ conversations, understanding that moving through the world, asking for a little bit of compassion, is hilariously mortifying, even if it shouldn’t be.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2025
Children must be able to swim proficiently over a distance of 25 metres, perform a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe self-rescue in the water.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
Beaverton and Hillsboro each got at least twice as many Black third graders to read proficiently in spring 2023 — 37% and 32%, respectively — as Portland did, at just 16%, state testing found.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
Sitting on the front porch every day after school, working at it again at night when his schoolwork was finished, he patiently and painstakingly taught himself to play each instrument proficiently.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
