proficient
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Only a third of Philadelphia students were proficient in English, and a quarter in math, on state tests last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Lowery makes proficient use of the confined setting where Sam and Mary reunite, building a two-hander chamber drama around Coel and Hathaway’s fervent commitment to the weird and inane.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Roberto Rodríguez, 48, was one of the most proficient dancers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Film critic Elaine Mancini once described Duvall as "the most technically proficient, the most versatile, and the most convincing actor on the screen in the United States."
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
A preponderance of the members were Jewish, a group that had pursued the game for centuries and was highly proficient at it.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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