inability

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In his apology, Rousseau said that he was “deeply saddened that my inability to speak French has diverted attention from the profound grief of the families and the great resilience of Air Canada’s employees.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Rousseau later apologised in a written statement released in both English and French, saying he was deeply saddened his inability to speak French "diverted attention" from the pilots' grieving families and Air Canada staff.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

And while healthy advertising spending boosted its most recent earnings, there are concerns about its apparent inability to launch a cutting-edge AI to take on ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The widening spread between WTI and Brent may be temporary, reflecting stress in financial markets and inability of financial intermediaries and commodities trading firms to arbitrage it away.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

There were any number of reasons for this, but primary among them was his complete inability to think about anything before he did it.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt