ken
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Having stakes in four of the “Magnificent Seven” Big Tech stocks might not seem like strategy beyond the ken of the ordinary investor.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Most of which would have been beyond the ken of the most daring 19th-century Scandinavian dramatist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
When Mani audited a course on theoretical physics, it was generally assumed that the material would be "beyond her ken", Sur observes.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023
Notwithstanding academic quibbles about the accuracy of Khrushchev’s interpreter, the communist leader seems to have been prescient beyond his ken.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023
Cain watches Marcus, and the Augur’s head is tilted as if he’s listening to something beyond our ken.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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