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The enviable compound of ideology, economics and democracy that has produced this country’s foreign policy has, by the 21st century, enabled American political ideas to make “deep inroads into the political life of the planet.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

Shortstop Miguel Rojas, who botched a grounder to his left earlier in the inning that enabled a run to score, was late breaking to cover third, leaving the bag wide open.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

"The state bears responsibility for the systems it funded and legitimised, which enabled these practices to occur... For this systemic failure, I am truly sorry," he added.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Gemma believes Holder's actions were enabled by the fashion industry.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Their tenacity enabled 300,000 German soldiers to escape.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti