inability

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In its initial-public-offering filing, SpaceX said its projected $26.5 trillion AI total addressable market will be “constrained by Earth’s inability to rapidly scale power generation.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Their inability to hit sixes was laid bare in Chelmsford on Thursday and for the first 18 overs here.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The condition could explain why Isak’s knee collapsed, his inability to correct his posture and reduced his reaction time during a fall, Jonathan’s lawyers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The defect was traced back to supplier production quality and to Boeing’s inability to catch it.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Conant, unhappy with his scientists’ inability to settle on a single separation process, penciled out a proposal to spend $870 million for four individual pilot plants.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik