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capability

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


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A US official told the BBC that Kenya was selected due to "proximity, airports in the region having limited capability, and to ensure Americans can be treated in a timely manner".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The job requires “not only operational and strategic capability but also strong stakeholder management amid heightened geopolitical dynamics,” the bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Part of what those agencies are seeking, Vantor said, is the capability now being used by Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

This capability enabled the team not only to identify gases surrounding the comet's nucleus, but also to map how those gases were distributed around the object.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

It would have the capability to produce neutrons ten times more energetic than those emitted by the twenty-seven-inch machine, an intensity that “would make it possible to carry on actual clinical therapy of human cancer.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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