capabilities

plural of capability
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as in possibilities
something that can develop or become actual there are great capabilities in the property, either as a bed-and-breakfast or as a private home

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Recent Examples of capabilities Tulip, a retail customer engagement solution provider, is growing its capabilities. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Their super-thin structure changes how electrons behave, potentially enabling new capabilities in future semiconductor devices. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 Over three-quarters included slow-onset events, such as requests for help building the infrastructure, including sea walls, and the capabilities to adapt to sea-level rise. Tarun Gopalakrishnan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 Carvana is integrating the retail inspection and reconditioning capabilities into its existing ADESA Charlotte wholesale auction facility, which features nearly 4,000 parking spaces. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 After years of reporting streaming viewership with a four-week delay, the audience measurement company has enhanced its analytics capabilities enough to cut that lag-time in half. Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 In one scenario, progress at the frontier stalls and AI capabilities are widely diffused. Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 Since then, the organization has intensified its effort to acquire new and more powerful military capabilities. April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 But computational capabilities have only recently progressed to the point scientists like Amaya have been able to model and track them. Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • While some via ferratas cater to expert rock climbers looking for tough challenges, Tahoe’s encourages visitors of all ages and fitness levels to try it out and test their abilities.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Since the beginning of the year, Google has directed more researchers’ time and computing resources toward improving Gemini’s coding abilities, The Wall Street Journal reported.
    Wen Shao, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That includes supporting candidates while acting in their official capacities.
    Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But this target will require sustained political will across multiple election cycles, as well as institutional capacities that do not yet fully exist.
    JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In addition, Disney is supporting Imagination Library to further its mission of inspiring children to imagine their possibilities.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Although binary tests offer an illusion of certainty, pregnancy is a nonlinear experience—and confirming one is a process of slowly ruling out all other possibilities.
    Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Yet while this measure is undeniably helpful, its effectiveness may still hinge on strict remarriage qualifications, which may limit the benefits available to deserving families.
    Cristina Johnson, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But for as much as Kirk was revered on the right, he was reviled on the left, facing pushback for comments disparaging immigrants and transgender people and questioning the qualifications and capabilities of women and Black Americans.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Chloride ions readily attack many alloys, while components around the oxygen-producing anode side are simultaneously subject to strongly oxidizing electrochemical potentials.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Then on July 7, Neptune will station retrograde in Aries, pulling the curtain back on fantasies and ideals surrounding romantic partners and potentials.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • Flown today to familiarize new astronauts with working in a high-stress, dynamic environment and maintain pilots’ flight proficiencies, Johnson Space Center currently has a fleet of 14 active T-38 jets stationed out of nearby Ellington Airport.
    Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • My history suggests very successful proficiencies in this model.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Political and business leaders poured cold water on calls from AI giants to slow the pace of technological development, while the prospects of a US-China detente looked slim.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • An improved cast of defenders at forward can’t hurt Rielly’s prospects on that side of things, either.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Officials in Poland, Germany and Denmark have in recent weeks accused Russia of involvement in drone incursions, sabotage, arson, surveillance of defense facilities and planning to use a drone carrying explosives to attack an airport.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • At the nearby Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo spa (connected to the hotel by a tunnel), the facilities include a heated saltwater pool and a hammam.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

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