proficiency
Example Sentences
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Don’t feel that you have to have reached a certain proficiency before you start reaching out to others.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
But in his address to the diaspora gathering, Ruto said Kenya's education system produced strong English proficiency and that it was difficult to understand Nigerians when they spoke English.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The court determined that the trial judge failed to inform his lawyers that some of the jurors raised questions about the English proficiency of one of the panel members and ordered a retrial.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
In 2021, Rousseau also issued an apology over his lack of French proficiency.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 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
Vocabulary lists containing proficiency
Power Prefix: pro
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Twelve Years a Slave
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