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[en-ey-buhld] / ɛnˈeɪ bəld /


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Between 2018 and 2019, further seed collections enabled the production of plants for reintroduction, leading to the "incredible" seven-fold increase, Pennington said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

IPOs have enabled a rash of scams recently.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

It said its own investigation into "individuals who may have facilitated or enabled offending by Mohamed Al-Fayed remains active".

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

His wealth enabled him to become one of the largest private landowners and wealthiest philanthropists in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

They seized on this partly because it enabled them to introduce into philosophy a creator God unknown to Aristotle and Ptolemy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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