aptitude

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His aptitude for garnering media attention also brought him criticism over the course of his career from allies and detractors alike.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

The continent’s economic power, Germany, is building a database of young people, cataloging their fitness and aptitude to help it pick whom to draft should the country be attacked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

There are jump cuts too, and interludes of his actors in close-up that could be color screen tests or just a nod to Hujar’s aptitude for portraits.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

This past Tuesday, the upstart alternative investment firm with an aptitude for private credit announced a financing deal for Meta Platforms’

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

I was given blood tests, aptitude tests, physical coordination tests, and Rorschachs, then on a blissful day I was hired as the first Negro on the San Francisco streetcars.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou