enable
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“A predictable limitation would enable utilities to maintain investment grade credit ratings to better access capital at lower borrowing costs for customers,” Lynsey Paulo, a PG&E spokesperson, said in an e-mail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Virginia USV maker STR8 Industries CEO Phil Ho said uncrewed sea drones would enable Taiwan to "project scalable force".
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
“When you’ve got competitive races, you’ve got a lot of money flowing into competitive races, and I think that perfect storm has helped enable a lot of new records to be shattered this election cycle.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
GE Vernova said Wednesday the deal for Trench Group, which it is buying from investment-firm Triton Partners, will further enable it to serve fast-growing demand for grid equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Later he sketched a map of the site to enable him to return with his comrades under cover of darkness.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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These gold structures are coated with even smaller platinum particles, creating a specially engineered surface that enables the chemical reaction needed to process glucose.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
That enables them to operate unseen for longer periods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The single market enables goods, services and people to move freely between member states, with countries also applying many common rules and standards.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
It also enables the production of alloys which are highly resistant, notably to corrosion and heat, a boon for sectors such as aerospace as well as defence.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Even now, I would not go so far as to say it is a bad staff plan; after all, it enables a staff of four to cover an unexpected amount of ground.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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The contents of the phone enabled police to understand the scale of the operation, which was described as "a very busy operation on a national level".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Robberson’s car was going 80 mph and had a Comma.ai device enabled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
"The board of directors commended the very good operational performance of all business segments which enabled the company to capture higher market prices," the company said in its earnings statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
I suspect most Americans would agree that anyone else who enabled Epstein or engaged in crimes with him should be named, shamed, and potentially prosecuted—no matter what side of the political aisle they sit on.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
Cultivating wheat provided much more food per unit of territory, and thereby enabled Homo sapiens to multiply exponentially.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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She was granted an asylum seeker "open work visa", enabling her to work for almost any employer for a year.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
She also accused Burch of providing Taylor resources for him “to appear ‘successful’” and accused Burch of enabling Taylor to conduct his “fraudulent enterprise and scheme.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Although substantial development is still needed before skyrmions can be used in everyday computing devices, the research highlights their potential for improving data storage, enabling new computing architectures, and supporting advances in quantum technology.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
"And it's enabling businesses like this to thrive in really rural locations."
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
For rescuing the royal treasury and enabling Zosma to pay its army and avoid war?
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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