proficient
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The fire brigade, for example, "were really most proficient in the city at that time".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 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
She said she went out on her e-bike to "become more proficient".
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
The story isn’t all positive: Refugees—who are typically fleeing war, violence or persecution—are less proficient in English than other immigrants and a minority of them remain poor years after arriving in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
So I was quite proficient by the time I curtsied to the queen and Prince Philip.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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