ability
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While stronger adhesion makes the plant more structurally stable, it also reduces its ability to grow.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Last year, Moody’s warned of the dangers of inviting retail investors into the funds: “If growth outpaces the industry’s ability to manage such complexities, such challenges could have systemic consequences.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
What sets Khong apart, he said, is “her ability to have these emotional dramas situated within quite large philosophical and social questions. And that never to feel like homework — it feels like fun.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The ability to stay patient and solve the problems which he faced was the key as McIlroy joined Jack Nicklaus, Faldo and Tiger Woods as back-to-back winners.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 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
Vocabulary lists containing ability
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Workshop 1, Part 1
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 9
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