capability
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Ukraine said this week, as Operation Vivaldi concluded, that the system had restrictions imposed without warning, limiting their capability.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Tau doesn’t specifically advertise folding clothes as a capability on its website right now.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Although this established the basic principle of a nuclear clock, one essential capability was still missing: the ability to maintain its own accuracy independently.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
"The ability to change a DNA sequence of our choosing into a new sequence of our choosing is a fundamentally very powerful capability," Liu told AFP in an interview in 2025.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Earlier," Teddy said, "you mentioned a supply probe for Hermes. We have that capability?"
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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“They’re supposed to be attention-getters. They’re supposed to reflect the advanced capabilities of the company.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
At the EU level, Kallas said the European Defence Agency had mapped all the "critical capabilities" that Europe was missing and that Europe needed to fill these gaps "as soon as possible".
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
They also studied historical records, technical reports, correspondence, and other archival documents to reconstruct the reactor's capabilities and determine what would have been required for it to work.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The senators also say they are "deeply concerned" by reports of disruptions or "glitches" affecting intelligence-sharing and threat-warning capabilities relied upon by personnel operating in Ukraine.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Blue Team had their databases and matrixes and methodologies for systematically understanding the intentions and capabilities of the enemy.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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"The Declaration of Sentiments" (1848)
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