proficient
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Not notably charismatic or proficient in English, Mr. Eisenkot doesn’t try to beat Mr. Netanyahu at his own game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Under the new law, students will have to pass only one state-approved English assessment to show they are proficient.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Statewide, only 16% of black and Hispanic fourth-graders are proficient at reading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Grilling on a sailboat turns out to be much harder than grilling on land where I’m quite proficient.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
So I was quite proficient by the time I curtsied to the queen and Prince Philip.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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