proficient

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One major consequence of the last four years of war is that Ukraine and Russia are now the most experienced and proficient practitioners of drone warfare in the world.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Film critic Elaine Mancini once described Duvall as "the most technically proficient, the most versatile, and the most convincing actor on the screen in the United States."

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The top-scoring school was a Success Academy charter school in the Bronx, where the student-body poverty rate is 90% and 94% of students scored proficient in third-grade reading in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Unified third-graders tested as proficient or better in English language arts, closing most of a nearly five-percentage-point gap with the state over three years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Rule one: Always test fire a new weapon, no matter how proficient you might think you are.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen