empower
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“I always empower them,” he said of his top executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I like how Estuardo is trying to empower us,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Second, Congress should explicitly empower federal courts to set aside any action a commission takes while inquorate.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
For many in Tappal village, the enterprise has helped empower women, traditionally expected to perform household duties.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
As my father’s philosophy expanded, he began to empower, enlighten, and embrace an untold populace extending far beyond the limits of governmental control.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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The department said the government was also "cracking down on nuisance passengers" with the Bus Services Act, passed in October, which empowers local authorities to create by-laws to prevent nuisance passengers.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
“One distinctive feature of the British planning system is the degree to which it empowers local opposition,” said economist Christian Hilber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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
“Her vision for it was: this institute only succeeds if it empowers our department to do things that we want to do, but might not otherwise have the resources to do,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 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
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After all, the very nature of how Green Lanterns obtain their superhuman abilities involves cosmically empowered rings choosing their wearers.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
But they also found practical accommodations that could make clinical care feel safer and more empowered.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
She made the decision from a “thoughtful and empowered place,” the 33-year-old singer said later at her concert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
She said the event made people feel empowered.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
“Nat Turner empowered and educated other slaves, and it led to one of the biggest slave revolts in history.”
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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While she likely intended the lyric to be empowering, instead it feels more like a metaphor for her apparent physical fragility.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
He added: "Razwan went to Erdington Academy and now he's a successful businessman, so he makes me realise I can be successful as well. It's empowering."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
But why, when lightness is such an empowering virtue, would anyone tempt fate in motorized dreadnoughts like the GT S?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“I’ve traveled from the coast of North Carolina to the coast of Washington down to Arizona! It’s the most empowering thing ever!”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
He is getting the intellectual property from these three applications, said Juster, and they are empowering him to start a company with very little money.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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