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As city attorney, he said, he was empowered to tell city officials when a proposed action was unlawful and refuse to support it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
The sum: A lot more people are empowered to take a lot more risks on a lot less information.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
BBC Springwatch presenter Chris Packham has said young people should be empowered to become the brave and bold conservationists of the future.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Yet Congress has already empowered the SEC to deprive wrongdoers of profits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
He gave Bloom a cable from the Exposition Company that empowered De Young to hire someone to select the concessions for the Midway Plaisance and guide their construction and promotion.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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