faculties

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"We're getting close to threatening the root of what makes us human, in terms of social interaction, critical thinking faculties, and developing the skills to operate in the modern world," he explains.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

But it is true that, for progressive education, school begins with the child and her interests and developing faculties, not with the subject matter and its intrinsic nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

No adult treats any other adult that way unless they’ve lost their mental faculties or never had them.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

Its authors are drawn from the faculties of the state universities of Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Florida and Ohio, as well as from Johns Hopkins, Duke and the Cleveland Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

I was stiff with long sitting, and bewildered with the noise and motion of the coach: gathering my faculties, I looked about me.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë