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able

[ey-buhl] / ˈeɪ bəl /




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“It’s not just identifying single bugs. It is showing that it will be able to find things which in and of themselves may not be high severity, but it can put them all together.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The new law says that the substitute will not be able to come on until play next stops.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Carrington says ERock will be able to produce 1.2 gigawatts worth of engines and generators annually by the end of this year—more than its entire current installed base of about one gigawatt.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I truly believe now if I had somehow been able to stop, I possibly could have saved their lives.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Although I’ll never be able to control it, I have learned to master it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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