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enabling

[en-ey-bling] / ɛnˈeɪ blɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
allowing to happen
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A joint statement said the new project would see "cutting edge payloads and enabling systems" developed for UUVs which could protect seabed infrastructure, conduct strikes, surveil and do reconnaissance, and conduct logistics operations.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Specialized salt glands allow these reptiles to remove excess salt from their bodies, enabling them to survive for long periods in seawater.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

The other – Bruce Schneier – has extensively studied the security infrastructure enabling this.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Some have cited productivity gains enabling fewer workers to accomplish more with AI, while others pointed out restructuring and cost-cutting to prepare for the AI disruption.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

He had distilled it at the age of sixteen, enabling him to work miracles, among them the highest aspiration of the ancient art: the transmutation of lead into gold.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor



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