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capability

[key-puh-bil-i-tee] / ˌkeɪ pəˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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That capability may prove especially valuable when planets are hidden by bright debris disks or other structures that make them difficult to distinguish in ordinary telescope images.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

"Stewardship means making sure humans keep the capability to control the technology we build."

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

It will be far more difficult to prevent nuclear enrichment capability from spreading across the volatile region.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Among the advantages, he cited "strong competence of the German industry, debt funding capability from the German state and joint experience within the community" on previous fighter jet projects.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Helpless in her pain, she was capable still of laying the foundation for bitterness and capability.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

"The key objective is to deliver capabilities quickly," Pascal Fabre, a partner at advisory firm AlixPartners, told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Accounting jobs are among the most vulnerable to artificial-intelligence capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

"It's important to do the testing with lower guardrails so that we know ahead of time what the future capabilities will be," Lohn said.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

"It's something that we now have to really understand and make sure that we're able to provide the capabilities that can counter that and deter aggression," he said.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

To the physicists, the separation and purification of radioisotopes seemed a black art; but it was well within the capabilities of a graduate chemist.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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