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[ken] / kɛn /


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Having stakes in four of the “Magnificent Seven” Big Tech stocks might not seem like strategy beyond the ken of the ordinary investor.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Most of which would have been beyond the ken of the most daring 19th-century Scandinavian dramatist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

When Mani audited a course on theoretical physics, it was generally assumed that the material would be "beyond her ken", Sur observes.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

But Rome and its environs conceal many holy places beyond the ken of the Bible.

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

Triangles and circles were easy to measure, but slightly more irregular curves like the parabola were beyond the ken of the Greek mathematicians of the day.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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