faculties

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"We're getting close to threatening the root of what makes us human, in terms of social interaction, critical thinking faculties, and developing the skills to operate in the modern world," he explains.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

When I released the clutch and took off, my spirit filled with joy, and any anxieties about my age or declining faculties disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

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

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

Its authors are drawn from the faculties of the state universities of Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Florida and Ohio, as well as from Johns Hopkins, Duke and the Cleveland Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

My faculties, roused by the change of scene, the new field offered to hope, seemed all astir.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë