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facilitate

[fuh-sil-i-teyt] / fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪt /


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Entrepreneurs are calling for increased digitalisation of the economy to facilitate transactions.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

For the entirety of his short life at the neonatal intensive care unit, he had the cannula through his nose to facilitate his breathing and a feeding tube between his lips.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

Treasury has mounted a tougher crackdown on so-called shadow fleet ships, front companies and buyers that facilitate Iran’s oil sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

She also said she had to facilitate the handing over of information between forces.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

If in order to facilitate our defense we wish to remember this first point, we shall in our first background form an image of the whole matter.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Getting rid of the physical disc also facilitates distribution by reducing supply-chain hiccups and the possibility of a premature leak.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

It’s part of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, an international organization that facilitates college courses taught inside prisons, with half the seats filled by incarcerated students and half by students from outside.

From Slate May 27, 2026

“This technology facilitates ease of reentry into our parks and helps prevent fraud,” the company noted in its website.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

But the platforms may still need help from Wall Street institutions, especially when it comes to the financial plumbing the facilitates trades across the world.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

Usually, linguistic change is a crucial marker of a modification in the way in which people think—it both facilitates that change and makes it easier for us to recognize it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Sachdeva highlights the Korean retail investors ploughing capital into U.S. equities and a similar pattern in Japan, facilitated by the Nippon Individual Savings Account scheme.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Kaneva also said that oil shipments through the strait started up earlier than the bank had expected, because the U.S. facilitated dark-of-night tanker transports before a formal agreement was announced.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

His research also facilitated analysis of new types of securities, including mortgage-backed bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Both sides also agreed to the creation of a "de-confliction cell" between the US, Iran and Lebanon, facilitated by the mediating countries, to end military operations in Lebanon, their statement said.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Matters are also facilitated when the prince, having no other dominions to govern, is constrained to come to live there in person.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

"The Eswatini authorities must stop facilitating these unlawful transfers," said Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty's deputy regional director for east and southern Africa, in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

The group grew its active customer base by 21% on-year to 18.9 million, facilitating cross-border transactions totaling $243.5 billion—up by more than a third on the prior year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

State and local elections officials in California have defended the state’s policies as facilitating voting by as many eligible voters as possible, which they say is more important than a quick count.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2026

A co-worker, Sharam Muhamadi, originally from Iran, has also been convicted of facilitating travel for exploitation.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Hubler could make hundreds of millions facilitating the idiocy of Morgan Stanley’s customers.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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