inability

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These include insufficient staffing, and the inability of staff to carry out basic and often mandatory training.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

“I think the inability to seek federal habeas relief would also lead to more people simply giving up on viable claims for immigration relief because they can’t stand to be in detention any longer.”

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

For generations, scientists have viewed the inability to regrow lost body parts as one of the fundamental limitations of humans and other mammals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

Ten years ago, Peter Cipriano, a graduate student at Baruch College, wrote his master’s thesis about one of New York City’s most tortured civic failings: its inability to fix Penn Station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Consider our inability to grasp literature and most entertainment from the mortal age.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman