Example Sentences

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The primary goals of the trip include testing the abilities of NASA's Orion spacecraft, as well as a rendezvous with lunar landers developed by the private space companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Even so, the study adds another remarkable skill to the growing list of abilities that make octopuses some of the most fascinating animals in the ocean.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Yet the spread of work-from-home abilities has been a win for people with disabilities, workers with young families or people with long commutes, said Bloom.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

And while New York has long been seen as more main character than setting in many movies and series, Los Angeles has, historically, leveraged its shape-shifter abilities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“But I can tell you one thing. They’d be far beyond the abilities of an ordinary magician. You’d need to be incredibly magical to even use them. Like, born magician magical. Like Moreau himself or...”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston