capacity
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Brew estimates this will continue to reduce traffic through the strait to between 5% and 30% of its potential capacity.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
“It’s extraordinarily important that we try to hold on to our processing capacity that we have now,” he said.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The East Wing of the White House, constructed in 1902, was demolished in October to make way for the multi-million-dollar ballroom, which will have capacity for 1,350 guests.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Senior defense officials have talked with General Motors, Ford and others about shifting some capacity to make arms and military supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
I should suffer often, no doubt, attached to him only in this capacity: my body would be under rather a stringent yoke, but my heart and mind would be free.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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