as in enfranchised
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as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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as in allowed
to make able or possible
workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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Recent Examples of empowered
Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 June 2024
Politically, an empowered COP could raise public and political awareness of pandemic threats.
—Alexandra Phelan, STAT, 27 May 2024
Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Predictive analytics have now empowered commercial real estate landlords to take a proactive approach to leasing and tenant engagement and have provided them with the ability to anticipate and take action on future tenant behavior to make the best decisions for their portfolio today.
—Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The women are so empowered, and there are shades of lesbianism as well.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 June 2024
Politically, an empowered COP could raise public and political awareness of pandemic threats.
—Alexandra Phelan, STAT, 27 May 2024
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Part of this culture includes making sure employees feel empowered to report any concerns without fear of retaliation.
—Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Predictive analytics have now empowered commercial real estate landlords to take a proactive approach to leasing and tenant engagement and have provided them with the ability to anticipate and take action on future tenant behavior to make the best decisions for their portfolio today.
—Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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There is no costly downside now that Google has done away with the requirement to purchase two expensive hardware security keys and enabled the use of a Google passkey instead.Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The researchers discovered that the women who had the highest number of live births exhibited a unique set of blood and heart characteristics that enabled more efficient oxygen delivery to their cells.Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
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Ultimately, the environmental benefit allowed Caltrain to receive a waiver by the air quality management district to keep the locomotives in operation.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Are you allowed to speak by phone or text?Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Try to live life in a more free and liberated way in August.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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That label was reserved for liberated prisoners of war.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The filing also details a stock repurchase program authorized by the board to purchase up to $20,000,000 of common stock.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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As the democratic party puts its best foot forward with the Democratic National Convention starting Monday, economic strategists have already begun analyzing party platforms.Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2024
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Since those changes the region has remained on edge, governed by a New Delhi appointed administrator and run by bureaucrats with no democratic credentials.Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
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Tesla will bring unsupervised, full self-driving capabilities to existing Tesla Model 3 and Model Y cars in Texas and California next year.Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Willing to go to any lengths to reunite with her daughter, Hannington lands a job at a jewelry store and takes advantage of unrestricted (and unsupervised) access to the company's vault.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Empowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowered. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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