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empower

[em-pau-er] / ɛmˈpaʊ ər /


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But it was clear at the time it was adopted that it did not empower “the justices of the court to supplement or supplant the Governor’s executive clemency authority.”

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

President Kim Noltemy’s strategy, to divide labor and empower an array of specialists, is a bold counter to the traditional model of the all-powerful artistic and music director.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

"Her life's work was to empower her community to face and overcome injustices, and she has left farm workers and the entire Latino community stronger and more organised than she found it," the UFW said.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Under pressure from the scientific community that OpenAI says it’s trying to empower, the company recently helped assemble an independent group of leading mathematicians for advice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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

Six Unknown Named Agents, the Supreme Court recognized that the Constitution inherently empowers people to sue federal agents who violate the rights that the Constitution protects.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

The hands-off approach empowers her top talent and fosters trust between her executive team and the board of directors, Tomé told the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Alan Murray.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Happiness Insurance empowers people to take action for their happiness, investing in what matters most, regardless of what the economy does.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

Eventually, Muslim Americans were empowered to be a part of America’s shifting governance, while also changing the narrative around Islam.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Ambler, which empowered almost unlimited local land-use regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Regulators were empowered to reduce prices at each hospital as necessary to bring total revenue to allocated levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Singer Beverley Knight said she hoped audiences watching her latest musical would leave feeling "empowered" and with the belief that their voices can make a difference.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

She remembered the pro-Independence rallies at university; mass movements always made her feel empowered, the thought that for a thin slice of time all these people were united by a single possibility.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I want this to be an empowering experience for them.

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2026

For her, doing so has been empowering - giving women information with which to advocate for themselves.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

When the internet helped pry open the door on prices decades ago, all that information initially gave shoppers an empowering edge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

But once a month it offers a “Free Yoga Day,” with multiple classes “dedicated to educating and empowering each individual to take charge of their wellbeing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

“The Panthers educated and empowered the people. That tactic of empowering the oppressed goes even further back than the Panthers though. Name one.”

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas


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