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The phrase "are able to forget" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's capacity or ability to forget something, often in a context related to memories or experiences.
Example: "With time, many people are able to forget the pain of their past experiences."
Alternatives: "can forget" or "have the ability to forget".
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Even if they are able to forget about the fact that they have friends and relatives while they are committing their crimes, her own sense of belonging to a supportive community is undamaged: "I am a daughter, I am a friend, I am a girlfriend, I am a pupil, I am a cousin, I am a niece, I am a neighbour, I am the employee who served everyone down the road coffee in the cafe under the railway".
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Would she be able to forget Sochi?
"I'll never be able to forget that image".
Imagine living your life without ever being able to forget.
I want to be able to forget about that.
Over a decade ago, The New Yorker ran a short story I've never been able to forget.
They may even be able to forget about the Bomb and the Hindenburg.
"I hope I'll some day be able to forget it".
Enthralled, Habara was able to forget the reality that surrounded him, if only for a moment.
Watts: "'Taxi Driver' — I'll never be able to forget that character".
"It was just one of those days you want to be able to forget".
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