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Example Sentences
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BEIRUT—The government of Lebanon is barely able to manage the basic requirements of statehood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
He said that as a result, some schools had not been able to offer home economics, computing and technical studies classes to certain year groups.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
There are concerns among some that OpenAI might not be able to generate enough revenue to support massive spending commitments.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Being able to direct and control heat more effectively could lead to improved cooling methods for computer chips and other high-performance electronic systems.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
There was no sheet music, and if there had been, I wouldn’t have been able to see it because there were no bulbs in the piano lamp.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing able
Unit 8
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