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capacity

[kuh-pas-i-tee] / kəˈpæs ɪ ti /




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The screwworm, which has the capacity to devastate cattle and sheep herds, has now appeared in Texas, where its costs could be enormous.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Saronic has the capacity to build thousands of Corsair and Mirage boats a year in its 500,000-square-foot Texas facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Household balance sheets also retain significant capacity to absorb new supply,” they added.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The company is currently looking to add aluminum production capacity with a new plant under construction in Alabama.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

For Darwinian evolution to work, the mechanism of inheritance had to possess an intrinsic capacity to conserve information without becoming diluted or dispersed.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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