proficient
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He oversees a team of IT workers at four hospital locations and says interns are often technically proficient when they arrive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
But among those who had 8th grade scores, 19.6% of that group scored as proficient in English.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
In court, there were only a limited number of messages from EL, all of them sent to Lavrynovych and Carpiuc, which showed him writing in formal Russian and far less proficient Ukrainian.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Like other reality TV- and social media-made politicians who’ve moved into politics, Pratt is proficient at reinventing himself and grabbing attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Hercules had learned his skills in Mount Vernon’s kitchen, and Wash Custis later described Hercules as “a celebrated artiste...as highly accomplished a proficient in the culinary art as could be found in the United States.”
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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