enabling

Example Sentences

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The breakthrough allowed data to travel via light pulses rather than electrical signals, enabling higher speeds and capacity than traditional copper wiring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Ferguson holds a dominant market position in a fragmented industry, enabling over two dozen bolt-on acquisitions in the past four years.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Centralized state planning makes their adaptation much more efficient, enabling them to widen their net when seeking out fresh oil supplies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

"We are committed to working with local people to minimise the risk of effects from beavers on other land uses, while enabling beavers to resume their place as a keystone species in our ecosystem."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The codebook was like a dictionary, enabling the code clerk to translate a message into a secret language, comprehensible only to those with access to it.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau