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Some 160 works show how he used his creative faculties as a survival device and drew on his Japanese education throughout his life.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

"We're getting close to threatening the root of what makes us human, in terms of social interaction, critical thinking faculties, and developing the skills to operate in the modern world," he explains.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2026

She now wants to do Pilates after work, and the long hours she spends working and learning legalese have kept her mental faculties in check.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2024

The issue has torn apart the faculties at these universities.

From New York Times May 2, 2024

Wholly untaught, with faculties quite torpid, they seemed to me hopelessly dull; and, at first sight, all dull alike: but I soon found I was mistaken.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë