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ability

[uh-bil-i-tee] / əˈbɪl ɪ ti /




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“This opportunity comes with the responsibility to remain focused on my personal growth, the ability to learn from this experience, and to be able to use my situation to help others going forward.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

To test whether acetylcholine was truly responsible for this behavioral flexibility, the team reduced the animals' ability to produce the neurotransmitter.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

A coalition of states had challenged the fee, arguing it hurt their ability to staff publicly run universities, schools and healthcare systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But there is no shortage of evangelists who will point to Musk's staggering ability to raise money, challenge orthodoxy and prove his doubters wrong.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Millions of Americans had no ability to repay their mortgages unless their houses rose dramatically in value, which enabled them to borrow even more.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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