innate ability

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Yet, for all of her work building an empire, Paltrow still has the innate ability to disappear into a character.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025

Mr. Sowell emphasized this repeatedly: The same innate ability can produce different outcomes depending on the norms that surround it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Bronstein wanted to use Byrne’s innate ability to find comic moments in unlikely places in order to capture the mordantly humorous beats in the script.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

“He has an innate ability to score,” UW coach Mike Hopkins said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

We sometimes think of being good at mathematics as an innate ability.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell