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Most wealthy Americans, and particularly Californians, are interested in residency in a European nation, which affords someone the ability to live or work in more than two dozen countries in the European Union.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“China’s maritime forces are steadily improving their ability to conduct increasingly complex operations,” said Tristan Tang, a Taipei-based Nonresident Fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It's not simply the charisma and tactical intelligence that made him a global managerial icon, but the ability to adapt.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
China’s advantage is its ability to quickly and cheaply produce a vast range of goods.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
With stagnant wages and booming consumption, the cash-strapped American masses had a virtually unlimited demand for loans but an uncertain ability to repay them.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Professionals who work with people with aphasia have long understood that losing language abilities does not mean losing intelligence.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
“We felt like this was the way that we could take all of our storytelling abilities and apply it to this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"When we compare humans with other primates, we are looking at abilities that may have come from a common ancestor," Cuaya added.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Artificial-intelligence systems have been displaying some eye-opening new abilities in recent weeks: breaking out of their enclosures, hacking other companies, lying to people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"That our arcana—not magical abilities, since there's nothing magical about them—lie within our blood."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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