empowering

Example Sentences

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Still, as Richard Hasen explains in Slate, the ruling could’ve been worse—and, by empowering parties over super PACs, might even make our libertine campaign finance system marginally better.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

This is a show that pits real people against each other by requiring them to build friendships and trust while empowering a few to sow doubt and dissent by lying through their teeth.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

While she is also not one of Asato's constituents, she said it was "incredibly empowering" to see her making a stand and that deepfakes "deeply" concerned her.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Harvard may get a more empowering storyline than his florist-hairdresser-retail-clerk predecessors, but the humor is redolent of the same punishing cliches.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“The Panthers educated and empowered the people. That tactic of empowering the oppressed goes even further back than the Panthers though. Name one.”

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas