proficiency
Example Sentences
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The court determined that the trial judge failed to inform his lawyers that some of the jurors raised questions about the English proficiency of one of the panel members and ordered a retrial.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Such seamless technologies teach us that repair and understanding is not our role and that such proficiency and knowledge is unnecessary.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
The FCC also floated new language proficiency requirements for offshore call center workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
"To gain proficiency in alpine skiing, you need a totally different snow cover," she said.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
In those days, I believed that proficiency in English and success in business were the direct result of high academic achievements and I assumed as a matter of course that Sisulu was a university graduate.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Twelve Years a Slave
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