proficiency
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Consistent testing methods and regular proficiency assessments should help ensure that results from different facilities are reliable and comparable.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
His mom posts videos of his conversations online, where commenters gush about his proficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
In the U.S., people with limited English proficiency bear the most risk.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
In math, Compton students show a 46.5% proficiency rate, up 5.4 percentage points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
“By chance, have you been using any magic above your proficiency level?” asked the Town Uncle.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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
The peculiar proficiencies of great epochs are as astonishing as the exploits of individual frenzy.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various
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