proficiency
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Only three students took the Certificate of Proficiency in English, which cost them £3 at the time, and took 12 hours to complete.
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 rates dropped by more than 10 percentage points for most racial and ethnic groups.
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022
Proficiency, I realized, is not like victory, success or whatever else dominates America’s hierarchy of goals.
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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