aptitude
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Lodge is being a bit modest when he plays down his family’s business aptitude.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Maybe you thought you’d excel at one aspect of the job, but it turns out you have an aptitude for something completely different.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
At a basic level, it resembles a graduate programme for young female drivers who have shown an aptitude in junior levels of karting.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Throughout his 20s he worked in jazz clubs, eventually opening a Tokyo bar and coffee shop despite lacking “the slightest aptitude for running a business.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
“So I take it Amity wasn’t one of the factions you had an aptitude for,” he says, grinning.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
A national AI-employment system could provide individual assistance to the unemployed: assessing their aptitudes and interest and matching them with emerging jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Children can start learning at these levels at different ages, decided by the school depending on "individual needs and aptitudes".
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
The paper's authors add that the results could potentially help better illuminate the learning process, identify the causes behind certain afflictions, and spot sound-related aptitudes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2023
Many people feel good when believing the best are not really better than anyone else in either aptitudes or motives.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2022
Lori, because of her good grades and art portfolio, had been accepted into a government-sponsored summer camp for students with special aptitudes.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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