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proficiently

[pruh-fish-uhnt-lee] / prəˈfɪʃ ənt li /




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Mississippi improved performance by restricting schools from advancing third-graders who couldn’t read proficiently and by providing summer-school classes for those in need of it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Studies have found that students who are chronically absent in kindergarten are less likely to read and count proficiently by the end of third grade, and the declines are particularly acute among English-language learners.

From Los Angeles Times

They proficiently highlight the grim humor in so many of Agnes’ conversations, understanding that moving through the world, asking for a little bit of compassion, is hilariously mortifying, even if it shouldn’t be.

From Salon

In a review for The Times, Carlos Aguilar wrote the film was “less vibrant and proficiently pleasant” and suggested viewers “revisit the superior hand-drawn version.”

From Los Angeles Times

Children must be able to swim proficiently over a distance of 25 metres, perform a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe self-rescue in the water.

From BBC