capacity

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He spent one season as the Washington Nationals’ first-base coach and baserunning adviser, and he served in the same capacity for the Phillies from 2007 to 2010.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

However, Walsh highlighted a major gap in long-haul capacity.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

As of late 2024, close to 2,300 gigawatts of wind, solar, storage and other projects were waiting in U.S. interconnection queues, far exceeding the capacity that can realistically be added in the near term.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Refinery capacity use slipped to 92% from 92.1% the previous week, with crude input to refineries down by 129,000 barrels a day at 16.3 million barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The moral law applies to rational, language-using creatures, and the law of nature binds all human beings by virtue of their capacity to recognize that there are moral obligations that are common to them all.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton