inability

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These include insufficient staffing, and the inability of staff to carry out basic and often mandatory training.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

The nosedive, mainly caused by his inability to throw the slider in the zone, made his other pitches look less competitive, and the Orioles started connecting with his fastball.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

“I think the inability to seek federal habeas relief would also lead to more people simply giving up on viable claims for immigration relief because they can’t stand to be in detention any longer.”

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

“The government and Anthropic clearly have an inability to communicate effectively with each other,” said Michael Horowitz, a senior fellow for technology and innovation at the Council on Foreign Relations and former Defense Department official.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

For our purposes, however, the ultimate cause of the condition is less important than its systemic manifestation, which was a congenital inability to separate his thoughts from his feelings about them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis