proficient
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“There’s a lot of lying and I’m just not that proficient of a liar,” Childs said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
And because Moore is so talented — so uniquely proficient at finding the human depth at the core of all her characters — she can make Mona unforgettable.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 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
I’m certain a more technically proficient photographer would make better use of these controls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Ample warning against such a notion is provided by the academic painters and sculptors of the nineteenth century, who were as a group among the most proficient artists in history—as well as the dullest.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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