be able to
Example Sentences
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"The effect, when you have wildfires happening at the same time across the UK, is there's just not enough firefighters on the ground to be able to deal with them."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Citigroup’s institutional clients will be able to accept payments in stablecoin, which Coinbase’s blockchain will convert to government-issued currency.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Citi’s institutional clients, including large multinational corporations, will be able to accept stablecoin payments from their customers at checkout through Citi’s merchant-processing services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Similar to antibiotics, pathogens are going to be able to evolve against antimicrobial peptides," he said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
But a man guarded the doors; he was so big I’d never be able to pass him.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
