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inability

[in-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌɪn əˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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Does it speak of an overflow of creativity — or of an inability to edit?

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

However, the inability to meaningfully distance itself from that breakout level raises some concern.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

It is the inability of businesses, investors and consumers to confidently price what comes next.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Most family businesses flame out within a few decades, undone by succession failures, personal conflict or an inability to adapt to changing markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

I possess all the secondary sex characteristics of a normal man except one: my inability to synthesize dihydrotestosterone has made me immune to baldness.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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