ken
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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
His tableaux don’t always succeed, but when they do, their strangeness hints at things beyond ordinary ken.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
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
The comparison between the two marriages, each undone by the search for something outside the characters’ ken, nevertheless feels specious.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023
"I don't ken, sir. I'm not sure I could bear it."
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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