ken
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His tableaux don’t always succeed, but when they do, their strangeness hints at things beyond ordinary ken.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
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
Mysteries, as their very name indicates, are stories about things beyond ordinary human ken.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022
Kenvue is a combination of "ken", an English word for knowledge primarily used in Scotland, and "vue" a reference to sight.
From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2022
"I ken that. I don't like it thought that I'm shirking me duties."
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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