empowered

Example Sentences

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"It's going to make you dance and feel very, very empowered and inspired and excited."

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Many would argue that Hastings’s philosophy of pushing his employees to play big roles in decision-making empowered them to take chances and created an environment where no one was indispensable.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

“With a bipartisan, five-year reauthorization signed into law, small businesses are once again empowered to create these innovative technologies and tackle our nation’s most pressing challenges head-on,” Markey said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

But they can be a major vulnerability as well, depending on what data they have access to and what actions they are empowered to take.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Prior to the Bostick decision, a number of lower courts had found absurd the notion that “reasonable people” would feel empowered to refuse to answer questions when confronted by the police.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander