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empower

[em-pau-er] / ɛmˈpaʊ ər /


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He announced the launch of “Smithsonian Cares,” a digital resource that would “provide tools and guidance to empower and inspire conversations about diversity, equity, access and inclusion.”

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

She said: "We need to ensure investment is focused on frontline delivery, with the right staff in the right roles to empower communities and deliver real improvements in public services."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Though he started his business career making clothes, Jimmy moved to media because he wanted to empower Hong Kong’s people with an American-style free press.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

"It must ensure that proportionate age restrictions go hand-in-hand with robust safety measures so that digital environments both protect and empower children, by design and default," they wrote.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

If I wanted to empower people, to make them feel included and seen, this definitely wasn’t the right way.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

McVay empowers all coaches, said Taylor, who had previous experience as a coordinator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

She added: "The new uniform empowers girls and volunteers to embrace their individuality."

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

“We remain focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

"We have no interest in other companies' trade secrets. We remain focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere," an OpenAI spokesperson said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Today, art historians like to say that Les Demoiselles empowers viewers, which is what they say about the Mona Lisa too—they mean that both paintings are open to interpretation.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

The AI company has shared few details on the dynamics of the five-person trust empowered to shape its board and block major moves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

According to Harris, Boulder’s “entire thesis” depended on the idea that the “mere fact of having injuries” empowered it to regulate “worldwide conduct.”

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

"We must foster a culture in which sexual assault is inexcusable and ensure our community is empowered and understands informed consent," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Organizers see Saturday’s protest as part of an ongoing effort and hope more people will feel empowered to participate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Legal rulings empowered people with developmental disabilities to refuse treatment and created rights for the mentally disabled that made forced institutionalization much less common.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

They said that alcohol-free socialising was empowering, avoided hangovers and let them meet like-minded people.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

I think improving the financial system, empowering citizens, protecting consumers, using this new technology to do just that—that is a public good.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

For people tinkering around the edges, with the goal of feeling stronger and more energetic, the glut of recommendations in here could feel empowering, perhaps like a sturdy reference text.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

“And I think it’s very empowering, and I’m so happy to see my work on the wall at the Getty.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

But Globalization 3.0 differs from the previous eras not only in how it is shrinking and flattening the world and in how it is empowering individuals.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman


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