proficiency
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But PHP2Shell was viewed as a priority and AI’s proficiency at hacking prompted worries that criminals could exploit PHP2Shell on many websites before they can be patched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
A 2024 research review in the journal Healthcare found that those with limited proficiency in English are more likely to experience serious harm from medical errors and receive lower-quality healthcare.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
From 2025 to 2026, reading proficiency rates declined 6 points among third- through eighth-graders, the city said in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
From April next year, permanent residency applicants will face even tighter requirements, including basic Japanese language proficiency.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“What? But back in the old days—” “Oh, we’ve raised our standards! To pass, you must show proficiency in all twenty. Isn’t that great?”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Most of the proficiencies required can be gained through further education.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
My language proficiencies overcome those barriers and I have tried to help people who have no idea what to do once they land here.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2022
I sometimes looked in vain for stacks of books along the walls that weren’t didactically aligned with state-ordained, “testable” proficiencies.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
Beyoncé’s proficiencies include the art of publicity, and her messaging is as precise as her melisma.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 18, 2019
By this means, you will well employ your precious time, though too many do not understand its value, and make great proficiencies in virtue.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 by Sir Walter Scott
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