enhancement
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Origin of enhancement
Explanation
An enhancement makes something better. An enhancement to your recipe makes it taste better. An enhancement to your outfit makes it look snappier. An enhancement to your camera lens makes it take clearer photos. The noun enhancement comes from the verb enhance, meaning "to increase or improve," and it can describe anything that's an improvement to the quality or value of something. People might make surgical enhancements to their faces and bodies to make themselves look better — otherwise known as plastic surgery — although this type of enhancement that is somewhat controversial. Those who do it believe it's an enhancement to their quality of life, since they feel better about themselves.
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“They’re different in many ways,” said Calvin Mercer, an East Carolina University religious studies professor who writes about human enhancement technologies.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
The final design balances field enhancement with the width of the electron channel to maximize measurable output.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
"I believe we are just at the beginning of a global, decade-long mega-trend of human enhancement and consumer biotech."
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Hsu is also facing a white collar crime enhancement alleging tax losses of more than $500,000, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
“Brains are pretty much illegal. Only biodigital enhancement up to forty-nine percent is allowed to restore some lost function and that’s it.”
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the new plane is “perfectly safe for the President’s travels” and didn’t elaborate on the enhancements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The GAO staff also explored the viability of other data-quality enhancements, including the use of blended data from multiple information sources, including surveys, administrative records, and alternative data, to calculate employment rates.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
The White House initially said that the Secret Service "will provide the necessary security enhancements and modifications" but it did not share further details.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
The lawsuits alleged that Apple violated consumer protection laws by advertising that its iPhones included enhancements to its digital assistant Siri even though it didn’t exist yet.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
For the first time, the unit also incorporated enhancements developed elsewhere than the Rad Lab.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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