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capacity

[kuh-pas-i-tee] / kəˈpæs ɪ ti /




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Saudi Arabia is building a major new airport in Riyadh with a planned capacity of 120 million passengers a year by 2030, compared to 53 million at the existing King Khalid International Airport.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Each federation for the 48 teams taking part in the World Cup typically receives and distributes 9% of stadium capacity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“We’re going to upgrade the capacity of our nuclear fleet. And we’re going to keep encouraging this administration and others to say, ‘We’ve got to build more nuclear in this country.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"We go out of Taiwan to build capacity based on customers' demand. The customers want us to go there. It's not the request of government," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

And each boy according to his own capacity drank in the applause that poured over his entrance.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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