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  • present participle of enable.
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enabling

[en-ey-bling] / ɛnˈeɪ blɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
allowing to happen
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While evolution lacks “intention,” the author observes, natural selection is “relentlessly, exquisitely” effective at enabling life to adapt to a range of environmental conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

This could be the difference between getting around the house or needing help at home or enabling people to go out and see friends and family.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

She recommended that he take a long way to reenter the park, enabling him to see the valley at a time he’d miss the crowds.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

For each contract, the researchers collected its order book at 15-minute intervals, enabling them to determine the impact of trade size on a contract’s price.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

At sunset the wind died, and the ceiling lifted 150 feet off the glacier, enabling me to locate my base camp.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer



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