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empower

[em-pau-er] / ɛmˈpaʊ ər /


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He announced the launch of “Smithsonian Cares,” a digital resource that would “provide tools and guidance to empower and inspire conversations about diversity, equity, access and inclusion.”

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

If he does, he’ll empower more kids—of all ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds—to access more learning options and better schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

"It must ensure that proportionate age restrictions go hand-in-hand with robust safety measures so that digital environments both protect and empower children, by design and default," they wrote.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

But of the ample wisdom she imparted, its the power of women’s stories to shift culture, change policy and empower other women that feels most resonant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

I spent the next six months quietly trying to empower myself without making any sort of abrupt change.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The department said the government was also "cracking down on nuisance passengers" with the Bus Services Act, passed in October, which empowers local authorities to create by-laws to prevent nuisance passengers.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

"We have no interest in other companies' trade secrets. We remain focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere," an OpenAI spokesperson said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

“Her vision for it was: this institute only succeeds if it empowers our department to do things that we want to do, but might not otherwise have the resources to do,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

“We want to be the one that empowers others to go solve these problems.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 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

According to Harris, Boulder’s “entire thesis” depended on the idea that the “mere fact of having injuries” empowered it to regulate “worldwide conduct.”

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

Organizers see Saturday’s protest as part of an ongoing effort and hope more people will feel empowered to participate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

When it was time to take a stand for Black people, he didn’t ask for permission, because he was already empowered to do so.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026

Plus, the stakes with a personal agent are elevated because agents are empowered to buy products, set appointments and book travel by themselves—all of which could cost users money if the agent errs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Writing empowered European societies by facilitating political administration and economic exchanges, motivating and guiding exploration and conquest, and making available a range of information and human experience extending into remote places and times.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

“And I think it’s very empowering, and I’m so happy to see my work on the wall at the Getty.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Weston now uses social media to speak openly about having endometriosis and being a young woman in the sport of powerlifting, in the hope of empowering others.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

An empowering message isn’t one that recommends the opposite of long-standing guidance.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

The FCC said it is “working to constrain the outsized power of national programmers while empowering local TV stations to serve their licensed communities.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

He is getting the intellectual property from these three applications, said Juster, and they are empowering him to start a company with very little money.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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