proficiency

In the U.S., people with limited English proficiency bear the most risk.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 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

But that still leaves the proficiency rates for Black students at 33.7% for English, 21.5% for math and 20.5% for science.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

From April next year, permanent residency applicants will face even tighter requirements, including basic Japanese language proficiency.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

There are four parts: an obstacle course that assesses your physical condition, a written tactics exam, a test of weapons proficiency, and a simulated combat situation in the Block.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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