Example Sentences

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Empowering oneself, not being bullied, knowing your value and not letting people take advantage of you.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

"Empowering people with their own data makes it much easier for them to negotiate for support," Bardhan said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: "Empowering patients to choose where they receive treatment will help cut waiting lists - one of my five key priorities."

From BBC • May 24, 2023

The commission was created as part of the bipartisan “ Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020,” which itself came out of an 18-month investigation into how the U.S.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2023

Empowering the justices at sessions, or the sheriff of the county, to settle their wages: and 5.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir