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facilitate

[fuh-sil-i-tayt] / fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪt /




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It also became the ultimate beneficiary of the Graham dinner meeting, picking up the contract Graham allegedly agreed to facilitate that night.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

It should be a fair process, he said, “so that people aren’t surprised and the city knows that they’re responsible through their own signage to facilitate the transition of these people into housing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The Treasury Department recently said that it was made aware that “several eligible donors who would not otherwise make cash contributions are prepared to facilitate contributions of appreciated stock.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The AI entertainment company said Monday that it had commenced voluntary bankruptcy proceedings in Delaware to facilitate a sale of most or all of its assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

These people, for the reasons already given, can open the way to that dominion and facilitate your victory.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Aviation and the tourism it facilitates generated economic activity equivalent to 27% of the emirate’s gross domestic product in 2023, according to a study by Oxford Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency says it facilitates clinical research, but it is still too early to know whether psychedelic treatments might one day become routinely available.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

IonQ’s acquisition of SkyWater Technology prompts a raise to its guidance and facilitates the production of new quantum chips.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

People do this because rolling funds into a plan often facilitates another maneuver and the funds are often still accessible.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

For the plant the change is highly disadvantageous, but it facilitates harvest by humans—the grain waits on the stem to be collected.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The app features a generous free usage option along with paid subscription tiers, and Meta plans eventually to monetize the agent by taking a cut of sales facilitated by the agent.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Somewhere, a piece of restaurant software had facilitated communication between two people who could reasonably have passed each other a saltshaker.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Kreiz was previously chairman and chief executive of Mattel, where he facilitated the toy company’s big Hollywood push with “Barbie,” “Masters of the Universe” and the upcoming Hot Wheels movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The exhibition was facilitated by the Watford Labour MP Matt Turmaine after he saw Fawley's work at the care home.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Having sympathetic warders facilitated one of our most vital tasks on Robben Island: communication.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Some groups describe their U.S.-based work as facilitating immigration or volunteerism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Are they happening together or not? At which molecular site? And how is the water network facilitating the proton hop?"

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

It does still bar them from knowingly or recklessly facilitating such sales, and it requires them to take “reasonable measures” to prevent them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

By facilitating an open conversation that nails down the details of your offer, you can provide for your great-nephew and avoid friction with your wife.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 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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