be capable of
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They found that the upcoming Cerenkov Telescope Array Observatory should be capable of spotting supernovae like SN 2017egm from distances up to about 500 million light-years away with roughly 50 hours of observation time.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Stockholm has requested that the ships be capable of carrying several Swedish-developed weapons systems on board, including those from domestic arms maker Saab and the Swedish unit of BAE Systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
As Tedros explained, the Andes virus is the only hantavirus species known to be capable of “limited transmission between humans.”
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Although the vehicles may be capable of driving themselves, they can’t clean their own interiors, plug in a charging cable or repair hardware.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
His machine would be capable of producing a half kilogram of plutonium—just over a pound—a day.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
