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as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
served in the capacity of the network's White House correspondent for a year
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as in role
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
offered advice in his capacity as a lawyer
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as in ability
the physical or mental power to do something
not everyone has the capacity for learning higher math
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Recent Examples of capacity
In practice, however, spare capacity can’t completely substitute for lost supply from the Persian Gulf.
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Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
With the return of our main sponsor Canon Europe, Raindance has an even greater capacity to champion emerging filmmakers along with under-the-radar films that other festivals may overlook.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2026
The platform combines a proprietary human-scale dexterous robotic hand, which allows direct transfer of human skills to robots, with a new high-capacity data engine.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
But this level of care is under threat due to state-level budget changes that executives warn could significantly erode mobile crisis capacity in San Diego County and statewide.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
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Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
With the return of our main sponsor Canon Europe, Raindance has an even greater capacity to champion emerging filmmakers along with under-the-radar films that other festivals may overlook.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2026
The platform combines a proprietary human-scale dexterous robotic hand, which allows direct transfer of human skills to robots, with a new high-capacity data engine.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
But this level of care is under threat due to state-level budget changes that executives warn could significantly erode mobile crisis capacity in San Diego County and statewide.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capacity
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Julian Champagnie took over Harrison Barnes’ starting spot in San Antonio and has been an athletic upgrade who is durable and reliable while providing accurate volume shooting.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Although adept at large-volume production, the garment-maker is responding to sourcing strategy shifts, as brands seek out faster turnarounds and closer collaboration with their suppliers.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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This puts the content in a front-and-center position.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Berkshire almost never reveals who makes buy and sell decisions for individual stocks, but the rule of thumb had been Warren Buffett handled the larger positions, and one of the two (now one) portfolio managers were responsible for the smaller positions.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
23 May 2026
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Tyrique George, after a more prominent role at the beginning of the campaign, has spent his 2026 on loan at Everton and has featured consistently from the bench — but without scoring in his 10 league appearances.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The skilled staff have to wear more than one hat at this camp, everyone has multiple roles to play and multiple skill sets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Iran's ability to impede shipping traffic through the strait, which transports roughly 20% of the world's oil, has roiled the global economy and driven up gas prices in the United States.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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Davis’ ability to reflect and respond with his pithy probing of the disagreeing chord turned chaos into something cogent.—
Steven D. Reske,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Levi’s went on a prolific streak of collaborations by releasing three collections with Nike and Jordan Brand from last July through January, and during that time and onward denim has been popping up on loads more in-line releases under the Nike umbrella.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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The company’s earlier Flex 1 model already demonstrated strong hardware performance with 25 degrees of freedom, a 380-gram weight, 66 pounds (30 kilograms) load capacity, and 20-newton fingertip force.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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Further declines in home prices would deepen the hit to household balance sheets, said Lizzi Lee, a fellow at Center for China Analysis, noting that the property downturn has already inflicted significant job losses across construction and related sectors.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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One candidate ran as a fervent booster, arguing that Atlantic Yards would bring jobs and housing to the area.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Each object was made by someone, with a precise intention—to embody a necessary purpose, once held in relation to a community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Iran, which says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, was said to have included some nuclear concessions in its latest proposal to end the war.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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To demonstrate the model’s capabilities, Genesis released a video showing robots completing some of the most advanced manipulation tasks achieved so far.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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While countries including Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria are advancing digital health and AI strategies, many health systems still face fragmented records, limited computational capabilities, and weak regulatory capacity.—
Francisca Mutapi,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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“Capacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacity. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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