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be capable of



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AI may be capable of impressive tasks, but humans have an intrinsic dignity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Among the company’s plans is to drive down vehicle-launch costs through the use of its Starship, a massive reusable rocket that SpaceX expects to be capable of carrying a more than 100-metric-ton payload to orbit.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 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

His work offers valuable insight into how this compound works and what it may be capable of.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Thus the category ‘discovery’ proved to be capable of disseminating across the various local cultures of Renaissance Europe, but it did not fare well elsewhere.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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