ability
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Like Scotland, Japan and Germany have systems which base entitlement to personal social care mainly on people's care needs rather than their ability to pay.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The merger terms restrict Warner’s ability to operate independently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"These outcomes suggest a better ability to remember information during everyday tasks and reducing mistakes related to memory, attention and problem-solving. Reductions in the eating window predicted greater improvements."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Wendi has the unique ability to bring nostalgia, whimsy and individuality all together into maximalist style,” she says in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
When Coal had finally told Doc and Jackson how he’d discovered his ability, they shared a brief moment of shocked silence and then jumped into action.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Researchers from UCL and the Natural History Museum, London analyzed the rare artifact, which offers a striking look at the intelligence and technical abilities of early human ancestors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
But in Koivun’s mind, it’s his mental abilities and not his physical ones that set him apart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
In 2025, models made by the likes of Google and OpenAI reached gold-level scores for the first time -- but could not match the abilities of five human contestants who got 100 percent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The prophecy also claims that the fated twins have the power to command daemons, supernatural beings with unearthly abilities.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
The overall bluntness of much of my life, the enforced reality of it, kept me from completely believing in things like psychic abilities, especially those from animals or other possible fairy tales.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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