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proficiency

[pruh-fish-uhn-see] / prəˈfɪʃ ən si /


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Spinning that lore for a modern audience, then, calls for fronting the cast with a star whose popular persona is outsized compared to his dramatic proficiency.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

“Atlas of the Roman Empire” is brisk and impartial, demonstrating how the Romans’ success in maintaining power owed more to their administrative proficiency than individual flair.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

His four goals and four assists along with creating 54 chances, including nine big chances, highlight his proficiency at both ends of the pitch.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

“In today’s world, a valuable education includes proficiency at workforce-related tools, whether those are specific to a student’s degree or more generally applicable like generative AI,” she said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

In 2010, high school students in Shanghai, China’s largest city, finished first in an international standardized test of math, science, and reading proficiency given to students in sixty-five nations.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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




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