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facilitate

[fuh-sil-i-teyt] / fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪt /


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At the same time, PJM plans to play matchmaker between data centers and power providers to facilitate direct contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The FA and Premier League will provide funding to facilitate the changes.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Pakistan's government said the guidelines, issued on Sunday, are not to restrict media but to "provide an administrative mechanism" to verify media, facilitate access and co-ordinate reporting requirements.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

“We are there to facilitate it, not to dictate it,” Rubio told reporters on a trip to Asia last week.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

These people, for the reasons already given, can open the way to that dominion and facilitate your victory.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

"However, our data show that water mainly facilitates mantle melting. The key factor for high gold concentrations is the high - and in part repeated - degree of melting."

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Getting rid of the physical disc also facilitates distribution by reducing supply-chain hiccups and the possibility of a premature leak.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

It’s part of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, an international organization that facilitates college courses taught inside prisons, with half the seats filled by incarcerated students and half by students from outside.

From Slate May 27, 2026

The company’s platform facilitates the digital ads that surround mobile apps, especially games.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

Usually, linguistic change is a crucial marker of a modification in the way in which people think—it both facilitates that change and makes it easier for us to recognize it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Even Kim Kardashian facilitated a Zoom call with Fauci in April 2020 that drew celebrities ranging from Ariana Grande to Ashton Kutcher and Chris Rock.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

“Any post-birth childcare arrangement made in this matter was a private decision between the parties and was neither recommended, authorized, nor facilitated by ACRC,” Li wrote in an email.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The use of flammable materials as decoration may have facilitated the rapid spread of the fire, which originated near the stage, police say.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Sachdeva highlights the Korean retail investors ploughing capital into U.S. equities and a similar pattern in Japan, facilitated by the Nippon Individual Savings Account scheme.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Our desks were arranged in a U shape because Ms. McCrea said that being able to see each other facilitated discussion.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

Trying facilitating a frank conversation about what needs to be in order.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Under Tanzanian law, offences such as recruiting for, facilitating, harbouring or supporting terrorists or terrorist groups carry severe penalties.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

"The Eswatini authorities must stop facilitating these unlawful transfers," said Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty's deputy regional director for east and southern Africa, in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Qatar, which has played a vital role in facilitating negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, condemned the attack on its tanker as “unacceptable.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Writing empowered European societies by facilitating political administration and economic exchanges, motivating and guiding exploration and conquest, and making available a range of information and human experience extending into remote places and times.

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




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