proficiency

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Such seamless technologies teach us that repair and understanding is not our role and that such proficiency and knowledge is unnecessary.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Researchers found that Latino students faced myriad challenges, including immigration issues, English proficiency and unstable housing that is linked to their parents’ employment status.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In 2021, Rousseau also issued an apology over his lack of French proficiency.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The Toefl, which long dominated testing for English-language proficiency, has faced competition in recent years from Duolingo, which offered a test that students could take from home during the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

The imperative to raise the general level of technical proficiency had only grown stronger as the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union grew more inflamed.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly