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proficiency

[pruh-fish-uhn-see] / prəˈfɪʃ ən si /


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Such seamless technologies teach us that repair and understanding is not our role and that such proficiency and knowledge is unnecessary.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Researchers found that Latino students faced myriad challenges, including immigration issues, English proficiency and unstable housing that is linked to their parents’ employment status.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In 2021, Rousseau also issued an apology over his lack of French proficiency.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Those fears were compounded in November by the growing power of Anthropic’s Claude Code, which builds software with stunning proficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

For instance, although he can understand his mother tongue, and speak it fluently, he cannot read or write it with even modest proficiency.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri