proficient
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Proficient at passing and dribbling with both feet while being a strong carrier of the ball, Guehi is able to get his teams up the pitch when not immediately pressed.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
On the most recent results from this test, for example, the percentage of L.A. students who scored as Proficient or better in fourth-grade math was 27%.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025
Proficient report writers in all academic disciplines and professions use language that is clear, direct, economical, and conventional.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Proficient on piano and guitar, at 15 he began playing on recording sessions and accompanied artists such as Art Neville, Toussaint and Joe Tex.
From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2019
Proficient in the use of the p. 255etching needle, she illustrated her father’s works on “Infusoria.”
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles
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