proficient
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The gain in math was better, 1.1 percentage points, but only 38.4% of students scored as proficient or better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
To get Sgiarth proficient in both mountain rescue and marine conservatuion has needed hard work and long hours from both dog and owner.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Founded in 1989 by Aubrey McClendon and Tom Ward, Chesapeake became proficient at fracking for natural gas and in the 2000s grew at breakneck speed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Statewide, only 16% of black and Hispanic fourth-graders are proficient at reading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
So how about the opposite case: what if a mother and father are not only proficient in English but spend their weekends broadening their child’s cultural horizons by taking him to museums?
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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