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enabling

[en-ey-bling] / ɛnˈeɪ blɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
allowing to happen
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This week, there was a major breakthrough when DNA provided by her sister, Burks, was determined to be a match, enabling investigators to finally identify the 1995 victim as Lydia.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Johnson points out the new markings and road surfaces around us, claiming to have found the money from "waste" under the last administration, enabling him to increase the budget from £41,000 to £82,000.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

"Although we have built up a certain level of technical expertise, enabling robots to understand the world remains a global challenge."

From Barron's Aug. 19, 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

By enabling farmers to generate food surpluses, food production permitted farming societies to support full-time craft specialists who did not grow their own food and who developed technologies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond



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