faculties

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It’s also remarkable, given that I sustained a hard blow to the back of my head, that I’ve been able to speak and maintain my mental faculties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

No adult treats any other adult that way unless they’ve lost their mental faculties or never had them.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

She now wants to do Pilates after work, and the long hours she spends working and learning legalese have kept her mental faculties in check.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

He said the cuts would be felt across all its four faculties, including sciences and health as well as arts and humanities.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

Do we lose our faculties as we get older, so that we can’t feel our pains and joys?”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White