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[pruh-fish-uhnt] / prəˈfɪʃ ənt /


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Another way of cutting the data shows that 43.6% of third graders tested as proficient or better in English.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

In Renaissance Italy, with its patchwork of independent city-states and republics, widespread warfare encouraged the expansion of citizen militias proficient in firearms for civic defense.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Last year, 28.1% of 11th graders tested as proficient in English language arts and 9.5% tested as proficient in math.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Lowery makes proficient use of the confined setting where Sam and Mary reunite, building a two-hander chamber drama around Coel and Hathaway’s fervent commitment to the weird and inane.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2026

Ample warning against such a notion is provided by the academic painters and sculptors of the nineteenth century, who were as a group among the most proficient artists in history—as well as the dullest.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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