proficient

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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

Only 18% of Los Angeles eighth-graders scored proficient in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, compared to 27% nationwide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Roberto Rodríguez, 48, was one of the most proficient dancers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

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

So how about the opposite case: what if a mother and father are not only proficient in English but spend their weekends broadening their child’s cultural horizons by taking him to museums?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt