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proficient

[pruh-fish-uhnt] / prəˈfɪʃ ənt /


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The gain in math was better, 1.1 percentage points, but only 38.4% of students scored as proficient or better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Founded in 1989 by Aubrey McClendon and Tom Ward, Chesapeake became proficient at fracking for natural gas and in the 2000s grew at breakneck speed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

They can be technically proficient, maybe even a little funny, but there is always an underlying cadence of the uncanny valley that I still doubt Suno v6 pro et al. or whatever has totally overcome.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Often a parent hears a child speaking English with friends or siblings and assumes the child is already proficient and has exited the program, Villarreal said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Hours of practice had turned me into a proficient but slow fence builder.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson


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