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able

[ey-buhl] / ˈeɪ bəl /




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"Honestly, this flyover of the Statue of Liberty is something I never imagined I would be able to do in my life," Commander Brice Beaudouin, leader of the patrol, told AFP ahead of the flyover.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

They wanted to be able to cloak this in the air of legitimacy, when it has nothing to do with what a real lawsuit would look like.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

She was still able to have the transplant, after receiving extra full-body radiotherapy and was told she was in remission once more in January 2026.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Thousands of past and current SpaceX employees with company shares will soon be able to easily access life-changing fortunes after the company makes its stock-market debut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Tomorrow Berlin wouldn’t be able to help because she’d be in a full-day intensive with a visiting Elder who was fluent in Southern Michif and Plains Cree, who had only enough English to get by.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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