proficiency

In the U.S., people with limited English proficiency bear the most risk.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

A 2024 research review in the journal Healthcare found that those with limited proficiency in English are more likely to experience serious harm from medical errors and receive lower-quality healthcare.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

From April next year, permanent residency applicants will face even tighter requirements, including basic Japanese language proficiency.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

My two eldest graduated from a school system that required Regents exams—subject-matter competency tests that measure students’ baseline proficiency and stress-test whether the system itself is serving students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Mr. Darcy spoke with affectionate praise of his sister’s proficiency.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Most of the proficiencies required can be gained through further education.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

My language proficiencies overcome those barriers and I have tried to help people who have no idea what to do once they land here.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2022

I sometimes looked in vain for stacks of books along the walls that weren’t didactically aligned with state-ordained, “testable” proficiencies.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2021

Beyoncé’s proficiencies include the art of publicity, and her messaging is as precise as her melisma.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 18, 2019

The peculiar proficiencies of great epochs are as astonishing as the exploits of individual frenzy.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various