ability

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Standard fares will include perks such as seat selection, additional checked bags and the ability to make changes, while flexible tickets will be fully refundable and include all standard benefits, United said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Spurs cannot sign anyone now to change things, so instead their players have to step up and show they have the ability to scrap it out and remain a Premier League side.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

For years, researchers have proposed that psychosis may result from a reduced ability to update beliefs when new information becomes available.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

A look at the recent rally in the $30 trillion Treasury market reflects concerns about the ability of U.S. families and businesses to keep shouldering higher fuel costs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

“If I had not thrown your drawings out the window,” she replied, “the pharaoh would never have noticed your ability to make pictures.”

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman