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able

[ey-buhl] / ˈeɪ bəl /




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The firm said people would be able to remove or change their usernames at any time.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

The 3,400 apartments have been evacuated and Contreras said she was not even able to return to recover belongings.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

He is now waiting for a final agreement to be able to plan with any certainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Mars was able to recreate its red, orange, yellow and green M&M colors with at-scale natural dyes, WSJ specified.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

Before then she was only able to see things that would happen that day, and it has been the same for me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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