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capacity

[kuh-pas-i-tee] / kəˈpæs ɪ ti /




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The DfT said seating capacity has grown 4% in the past year.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Both companies have ambitious plans to massively expand production, doubling capacity in the next two years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The rules affect content made for professional reasons, and the EU insists individuals using AI in a purely personal capacity will not be affected.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Data-center developers have gone on their own borrowing binges to build capacity for Meta.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“I never saw such a woman. I never saw such capacity, and taste, and application, and elegance, as you describe, united.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

He also said that the maximum capacities of passenger boats should be clearly indicated to avoid overloading, which is often one of the causes when boats capsize.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

For others, including retired state employees speaking in their individual capacities, the planned operation is long overdue.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

As such, the law says, Hawaii “possesses plenary authority to determine the powers and capacities of the artificial persons it creates.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Europeans have become adept at building AI applications, but the foundational models, infrastructure and computing capacities underlying them are largely in U.S. hands.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

I feel a thousand capacities spring up in me.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven




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