innate ability

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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

It's in these instances when Charlie's innate ability to detect lies comes in handy.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2023

The whole fabric of honey bee society depends on communication— on an innate ability to send and receive messages, to encode and decode information.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd