innate ability

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Yet, for all of her work building an empire, Paltrow still has the innate ability to disappear into a character.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025

Mr. Sowell emphasized this repeatedly: The same innate ability can produce different outcomes depending on the norms that surround it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Bronstein wanted to use Byrne’s innate ability to find comic moments in unlikely places in order to capture the mordantly humorous beats in the script.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

But when Lucas Digne presented the opportunity 13 minutes into the second half at Deepdale, Rashford's innate ability did the rest as he calmly picked his spot before finding the bottom corner.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

“Natural talent is a questionable phenomenon. Inclination perhaps, but innate ability is extremely rare.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern