empowered

Example Sentences

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Instead, Wilhelm learned that the fate of his bet was up to a loosely organized body of cryptocurrency holders empowered to arbitrate such disputes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

America may have empowered the president to give the capital a case of Mar-a-Lago face, but the city’s inhabitants get only the slightest of say in federal matters.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

It’s critical, Meaney suggested, for city leaders to push for charter reform that puts infrastructure authority under a newly empowered public works director.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Digging into retirement savings to pay for a necessary medical procedure, for instance, can leave people empowered to plan without further disruption.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 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