ken
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kens
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the scope of what someone is aware of or is capable of grasping
- Quantum physics is beyond my ken, but I admire those who master it.
- The concept was within her ken, thanks to years of study.
- His ken of medieval history is truly impressive.
- That kind of legal nuance lies outside my ken.
- The teacher expanded the students' ken with real-world examples.
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the distance that can be seen by someone
- The mountains came into ken as the fog lifted.
- A ship appeared on the horizon, just within their ken.
- The bird flew out of ken, vanishing into the clouds.
- He scanned the desert, but no movement entered his ken.
- The lighthouse was barely in ken from the rocky shore.
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