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capacity

[kuh-pas-i-tee] / kəˈpæs ɪ ti /




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“Don’t confuse the end of the war with the ability to restart production and refining capacity out of the Gulf,” said Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

By running multiple lasers at the same time, the system dramatically increases total data capacity compared to a single light source.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

“AST SpaceMobile and SpaceX will likely seek to acquire more spectrum to add capacity to their networks.”

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Globalstar agreed to reserve 85% of its capacity for Apple’s satellite-based services as part of Apple’s $1.5 billion investment in the company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Without this variation—without deep genetic diversity—an organism might ultimately lose its capacity to evolve.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee