ability
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“The Iranians have shown a remarkable ability to innovate and reconstitute their forces quickly,” said Kenneth Pollack, a former C.I.A analyst who is vice president for policy at the Middle East Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Starmer's advisers remain reasonably optimistic about the leaders' ability to work together: "They still have a relationship. It's in both countries' interests to work together", a source said.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
All this history speaks to its “uncanny ability to consistently reinvent itself through multiple, generational, and paradigm-shifting tech and computing cycles,” Boolani wrote.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“I’ve always had the ability to go on these runs ... but it’s staying aggressive. My little mantra today was keep swinging, and keep swinging hard at it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The ability to see the threads of the universe and manipulate them was labeled dangerous.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing ability
"Kids Are Inventors, Too"
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Workshop 1, Part 1
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 9
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