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
"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
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
Because so much goes into art, it makes much the same demands on our faculties as it did on the person who created it.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
