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capability

[key-puh-bil-i-tee] / ˌkeɪ pəˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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Both said the Treasury had not committed enough extra funding to address capability gaps in the British military, or keep up with the pace of change in modern warfare.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Iran “retains both the capability and the willingness to hit the reset button if its demands are not met,” analysts at Deutsche Bank said in a note Friday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

"How did it manage to accumulate this capability, not just over its developmental time, but over evolutionary time? This is one piece in that big puzzle."

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

In an interview with the Journal, Nadella argued that tech giants should work to “earn the social permission” of the public and that companies should place value on human capital, not just in-house AI capability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Could he find problems in the investigators’ pasts, something that might call into question their credibility or capability?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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