as in proficiency
a state of having mastery of or proficiency in a skill
The students demonstrated fluency in the language by the end of their year abroad.
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Additionally, reverse mentorship flips the traditional mentorship model by having junior employees mentor senior leaders, particularly in areas like digital fluency, social media or new technologies.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Clapp, a journalist based in Greece, aspires to fluency in this and other forms of trash talk.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Walker has never been a Philipp Lahm, Trent Alexander-Arnold or Joao Cancelo in possession, but his difficulties have increased in a team that is suddenly low on cohesion and fluency.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Liverpool had a collective duel success rate of 45 per cent, still their lowest in any of their 19 Premier League games this season, and that contributed to a lack of fluency.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Clapp, a journalist based in Greece, aspires to fluency in this and other forms of trash talk.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Walker has never been a Philipp Lahm, Trent Alexander-Arnold or Joao Cancelo in possession, but his difficulties have increased in a team that is suddenly low on cohesion and fluency.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Liverpool had a collective duel success rate of 45 per cent, still their lowest in any of their 19 Premier League games this season, and that contributed to a lack of fluency.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Fluency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluency. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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