Unable Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

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The lawsuit says Knight would’ve likely been unable to find a job at another university were he terminated from Miami University, given the highly competitive market of higher education.

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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023

However, the more likely path is probably the wholesale selling off of the company’s business and assets, as in recent weeks, Virgin Orbit has been unable to find a buyer willing to continue its operations.

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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023

The following year Chongqing Liangjiang head coach Chang Woe-ryong made an emotional apology that the club was unable to pay staff.

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Andrew Mcnicol, CNN, 7 Apr. 2023

The Sun was unable to find contact information Wednesday for Dowdy.

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Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2023

Officers tried to conduct a welfare check on the children on Nov. 26, 2019, but were unable to find them.

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Doha Madani, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2023

Authorities summoned 1,800 potential jurors to the courthouse in late March, requiring each to complete a 20-page questionnaire in hopes of winnowing out anyone unable to try the case fairly.

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Rebecca Boone, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2023

Running the risk of a Taliban takeover With the country unable to feed and fund its soldiers, the threat from Taliban and other terrorist groups that operate in Pakistan has increased considerably, experts believe.

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Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2023

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the government may be unable to pay all its bills as soon as June.

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Kevin Freking, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2023

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