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[en-ey-buhl] / ɛnˈeɪ bəl /


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Close to 60 entities, individuals and vessels that enable the regime’s “recklessness” were sanctioned, the Treasury said in a statement.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

A DOJ spokeswoman said the agency’s settlement with Live Nation prioritized quick benefits to consumers over a yearslong legal battle that the department risked losing, and that the terms enable competition and lower prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

"However, as the vessel nears completion, we face an inevitable gap in workload while we work with the Scottish government to make the relevant preparations to enable us to proceed with contract negotiations," he said.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Taiwan has been boosting defence spending for years and acquiring smaller and more nimble weaponry, including drones, to enable its military to wage asymmetric warfare against China.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Speaking privately to Spassky, Schmid appealed to him “as a sportsman” to agree to this new attempt to enable the match to continue.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

"It also lets us ask where genome evolution might go next and enables us to identify key measures for the conservation of animal biodiversity."

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

This enables local large language models to process prompts and generate responses even faster.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

"It has formed the underlying ecosystem that enables many people to build their developments on top of Unitree," he told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

“This emergency declaration enables the City to act swiftly in reducing wildfire risks while continuing our balanced approach that protects both public safety and vulnerable community members.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The physical structure of the molecule enables its chemical nature, the chemical nature enables its physiological function, and its physiology ultimately permits its biological activity.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

However, the opt-out only applies to individual streams, meaning creators' content could still be used for AI training when they appear in a stream where the feature remains enabled.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

“By combining Apple silicon, on-device processing, privacy, operating systems, personal context, and a vast installed base, Ternus could cement Apple’s device dominance in an AI enabled era,” Mohan wrote.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

While the exhibit is enabled by the entwined ubiquity of the English language and the internet, the artists know these technologies aren’t transparent.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Shares in Vestas Wind Systems VWS 18.19%increase; green up pointing triangle jumped after the Danish wind-turbine maker posted higher second-quarter earnings and improving profitability, which enabled the company to increase its full-year margin guidance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

This method enabled them to lift very heavy loads.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay

He said his firefighters have "very specialist skills" to tackle wildfires with military assistance enabling him to "focus all of that in the right place".

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Their conversation explores characters who hide their true nature behind carefully constructed personas, the role of technology in enabling obsession and revenge, and the social rituals that define contemporary London.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

"Great effort went into straightening rivers to harness them for our use, but also into enabling agriculture by draining the wetlands."

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

“AI is reshaping the economy by providing automation that transcends traditional time and capacity constraints, enabling businesses to operate seamlessly around the clock,” Konstantine Buhler, a partner at Sequoia Capital, told me last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

She could think of no way to make him care for her except by taking her father’s lock of hair to him and enabling him to conquer the town.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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