capacity
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Gurzuf Defense, a Ukrainian company, had manufactured the drone with six rotors and a payload capacity of nearly 300 pounds to supply units with ammunition and other heavy loads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
They highlighted in particular the risk of a prolonged permitting freeze by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and said the worst case would put 30.3 gigawatts of planned 2028 capacity at risk.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
"Tonight is about capitalising on the additional capability and capacity we've got deployed tonight," he told officers at a Fettes police station briefing.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
That is comparable to the combined yearly electricity production of roughly 130 continuously operating nuclear power plants, each with a capacity of about one gigawatt.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
It seemed a kindly gesture and Briony was touched by her sister’s capacity for forgiveness, if this was what it was.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Free from drugs and violence, and with treatment for mental illness, they discover spirituality and their creative capacities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
We’ve seen our service level significantly improve there, which results in higher case capacities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
"Those who have created these technologies are now increasingly warning that AI risks developing darker capacities - perhaps even to take life," the King told the executives.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
If the name sounds familiar, it’s because Housing Works has been serving homeless and low-income New Yorkers, particularly people living with HIV, in a variety of capacities for years.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
Wemmick replied, “I don’t know her story,—that is, I don’t know all of it. But what I do know I’ll tell you. We are in our private and personal capacities, of course.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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