not able
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But city officials were not given details about the operation, and were not able to notify the public until hours before the training began.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
“It’s a proof point of something more fundamental which is wrong in the general economy—that people are not able to buy new cars.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
AFP was not able to immediately verify information about the college that was hit.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
"People are probably subsisting on 1,000 or 1,500 calories a day, and are not able to get basic healthcare," he said.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
I know a lot of friends got the same cases like I got, not able to vote.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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