ability
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The attacks, like previous rounds, were designed to degrade Iran’s ability to launch attacks on commercial vessels transiting the strait and focused on areas near the strait and along the coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
If he has a super power, both as a captain and coach, it’s his ability to manage big egos and get them to buy into the team concept.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Much of the discussion of Slaughter has focused on the president’s ability to shape the behavior of commissioners by threatening to remove them from their positions.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
The senator’s ability to compartmentalize, once his political superpower, became his ruin, morphing into outright denial.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Since 1980, an important tool has become the ability to remotely monitor volcanoes from space using satellites.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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The researchers also believe the findings may help explain why humans continue building new abilities throughout life while current AI systems still struggle to learn continuously without disrupting previously acquired knowledge.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The Niffakoq are enhanced by six niks, small brain implants that increase their physical and mental abilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
In early April, the San Francisco-based company released Mythos only to a handful of trusted organizations due to its abilities to expose cyber safety vulnerabilities to bad actors.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
And I greatly admire his dedication to maintaining his physical abilities throughout the years and his philanthropic pursuits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
But the comfort-loving Descartes wasn’t a fighting soldier; he found his military niche as an engineer, using his mathematical skills rather than his less-developed physical abilities.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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