ability
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There are those who worry about Burnham's ability, with even one of his own colleagues telling me: "I just really wonder if he's up to it".
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
Flock’s ability to identify vehicles without a plate propelled its growth, Weinstein said, because police value searching for other details eyewitnesses typically recall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
The program provides states the ability to review, regulate and provide input on federal projects that affect their coastlines, but not broad veto power.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
Nor does it question the government’s ability to prove dangerousness on an individualized basis.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026
Political leaders would find that the technology of warfare had advanced more rapidly than the ability of generals to control it.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing ability
"Kids Are Inventors, Too"
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Workshop 1, Part 1
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 9
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