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empower

[em-pou-er] / ɛmˈpaʊ ər /


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“I like how Estuardo is trying to empower us,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

She now works to empower other women after setting up the charity Women's Health Hope.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Second, Congress should explicitly empower federal courts to set aside any action a commission takes while inquorate.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

Used wisely, it can free time for family and community, help people learn faster, bridge languages and cultures, assist the elderly, empower the disabled, and give isolated people new ways to participate in civic life.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

This new initiative would be composed of American trailblazers in women’s sports who embody and support the secretary and department’s efforts to empower women and girls globally through sport.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Pusateri added that the company, which is currently reviewing Apple's complaint, is "focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere."

From BBC Jul. 10, 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

But read carefully, the MOU commits Iran to charging no tolls “for 60 days only” and empowers it “to define the future administration and maritime services in the Strait” in dialogue with Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

“What’s important about this acquisition is that it empowers Cursor to develop its own internal models further,” Dayaratna said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 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

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

And I really felt empowered to join something that was doing that.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

But they also found practical accommodations that could make clinical care feel safer and more empowered.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Reading from some notes she said she had made as "she didn't want to get nervous and forget", Grande said the "decision was made from a thoughtful and empowered place."

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Individuals from every corner of the flat world are being empowered.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

It’s so empowering to go back to this world that I crafted and this character that means so much to me and my fans.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

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

Wood reshuffled his management team, making Howard Stoeckel, who’d later succeed him as CEO, vice president of marketing, and empowering him to shake up the inside of Wawa’s stores.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

He highlighted that City Hall had planted 640,000 trees and was empowering communities to transform areas through the mayor's £12m Green Roots Fund.

From BBC Jul. 14, 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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