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proficiency

[pruh-fish-uhn-see] / prəˈfɪʃ ən si /


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County are classified as Limited English Proficiency, with many speaking primarily in Chinese, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese, she noted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2025

The original Certificate of Proficiency in English is now known as the C2 Proficiency exam and is the highest-level Cambridge English qualification, Cambridge University Press & Assessment said.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023

Proficiency among Washington students is the lowest it’s been in 20 years.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023

Proficiency in the water, for me, has become a source of liberation from the cults of outrage and optimization on land.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2021

In order to attend university, she has to study for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams and her A-level exams.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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