ability
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The move brings into question the company’s ability to attract and retain senior executives, Thill said, adding that the timeline for Adobe’s search for a CEO to replace Narayen “does not appear immediate.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
But it has also raised questions about xAI’s ability to win at AI and whether Musk is ceding ground to the competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
But the agreement preserved Lively’s ability to seek attorneys fees and damages under California Civil Code Section 47.1, a relatively new statute designed to shield sexual harassment and assault accusers from retaliatory defamation claims.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Playing late with soft hands, Williamson's ability to somehow guide any delivery to the third-man boundary appeared to defy geometry.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Where are you? he thought desperately, terrified by the idea that he had lost the ability to see her.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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