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empower

[em-pau-er] / ɛmˈpaʊ ər /


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He announced the launch of “Smithsonian Cares,” a digital resource that would “provide tools and guidance to empower and inspire conversations about diversity, equity, access and inclusion.”

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

She said: "We need to ensure investment is focused on frontline delivery, with the right staff in the right roles to empower communities and deliver real improvements in public services."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Though he started his business career making clothes, Jimmy moved to media because he wanted to empower Hong Kong’s people with an American-style free press.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

They say you do not empower your staff to make decisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

His goal was to empower the wave of migrants rolling into town to become productive citizens of their adopted city.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

"It empowers victims and potential victims to find out for themselves and make those decisions early on; Clare's Law in my view is more reactive than preventative," Lappin told The Nolan show.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

We remain focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

"We have no interest in other companies' trade secrets. We remain focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere," an OpenAI spokesperson said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

“We remain focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

Today, art historians like to say that Les Demoiselles empowers viewers, which is what they say about the Mona Lisa too—they mean that both paintings are open to interpretation.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

According to Harris, Boulder’s “entire thesis” depended on the idea that the “mere fact of having injuries” empowered it to regulate “worldwide conduct.”

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

Organizers see Saturday’s protest as part of an ongoing effort and hope more people will feel empowered to participate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

By the end of my stay, I felt sharper and more empowered to deal with stress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

When it was time to take a stand for Black people, he didn’t ask for permission, because he was already empowered to do so.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026

He gave Bloom a cable from the Exposition Company that empowered De Young to hire someone to select the concessions for the Midway Plaisance and guide their construction and promotion.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Joey King says the idea of "being witchy" can be "empowering right now"

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

“And I think it’s very empowering, and I’m so happy to see my work on the wall at the Getty.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

An empowering message isn’t one that recommends the opposite of long-standing guidance.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

The FCC said it is “working to constrain the outsized power of national programmers while empowering local TV stations to serve their licensed communities.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

My goal with Dollywould was to create a space that was empowering to young people—especially young women—who had tastes outside of the mainstream and felt lonely, like no one understood them.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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