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aptitude

[ap-ti-tood, -tyood] / ˈæp tɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /




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If exams placed greater emphasis on hands-on experience and aptitude, he suggests, schools might adapt their methods and help address India's jobs crisis.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

You are actively engaged in managing more than $600,000 of your assets, roughly a quarter of your overall retirement savings, and appear to have shown an aptitude for doing so.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Lodge is being a bit modest when he plays down his family’s business aptitude.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Soon after his father’s death in 1740, Frederick demonstrated his aptitude for warfare when he invaded and won the Austrian province of Silesia.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

Math aptitude is another thing, but people aren’t meant to be overly bright in everything.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

A national AI-employment system could provide individual assistance to the unemployed: assessing their aptitudes and interest and matching them with emerging jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

Children can start learning at these levels at different ages, decided by the school depending on "individual needs and aptitudes".

From BBC Dec. 12, 2023

The paper's authors add that the results could potentially help better illuminate the learning process, identify the causes behind certain afflictions, and spot sound-related aptitudes.

From Science Daily Oct. 6, 2023

Fox could argue, plausibly if uncomfortably, that some of its performers are entertainers lacking aptitudes, motives or incentives for making journalistic judgments about meretricious statements uttered on their programs.

From Washington Post Jan. 11, 2023

Lori, because of her good grades and art portfolio, had been accepted into a government-sponsored summer camp for students with special aptitudes.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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