proficient
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The distances are added up, although some of the most proficient skimmers will hit the back wall of the quarry, a distance of 207ft or 63m.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Elburn Cooper was rejected by the Army and Navy because he wasn’t proficient at math.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
People who spoke more languages tended to have younger-looking brains, and the effect also appeared stronger among those who learned another language earlier and became more proficient.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
“I think the thing that people don’t quite understand because he makes it all look so easy is how technically proficient he is, and how many choices he’s making all the time,” Mundy says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Johnny, smaller and leaner, became a proficient and scrappy fighter but never achieved his brother’s success.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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