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empower

[em-pou-er] / ɛmˈpaʊ ər /


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Declarations of war empower direct presidential authority over communications and transportation systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It will empower you to know how the software works and actually how easy it can be to file.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The targeting clearly shows a strategy to degrade the regime’s apparatus of repression, but risks harming the very prisoners it is intended to empower, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“Used thoughtfully, it can empower our storytellers, strengthen our capabilities, and help us create more immersive, interactive and personal ways for people to experience Disney,” he wrote in the Wednesday morning note.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 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