empowered

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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

That seems particularly the case with agents, which are AI systems empowered to take actions on behalf of a user, like booking an airfare or initiating a refund on a purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“While many of these functions are addressed by various tools at other brokers, few setups may be as elegant as this AI empowered system,” he writes.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

His education has empowered him, and he has strong opinions about racial freedom and equality that land him and the black community in trouble.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson