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Example Sentences
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He has likely dealt with and even enabled this dynamic since they were children, which is why he is either unwilling or unable to find a way to push back.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The firm’s success enabled me to become one of the initial signers of the Giving Pledge, to be active in the Washington and national philanthropic communities—and to have the resources to consider buying the Orioles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Doe, 86, sued UFW Foundation and the César Chávez Foundation as Chavéz’s employers, saying the nonprofits enabled his attacks, ignored and rebuffed contemporary complaints about them, and covered up evidence they had occurred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Beninese authorities vaunt a strategy that has enabled the state to hike its tax revenues while providing better working conditions and combating unsanitary practices.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
These opportunities, therefore, made these men successful, and their outstanding virtue enabled them to recognize that opportunity, whereby their nation was ennobled and became extremely happy.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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