enhancement
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enhancements
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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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The company expects the deal to deliver mid-single digit adjusted diluted earnings per share enhancement in 2027, with a double-digit post-tax return on invested capital within three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"When the characteristic energy of the cavity mode matched the low-energy superconducting fluctuations, the NbSe2 device exhibited resonant enhancement, producing the peak in superconductivity enhancement," said Prof. Jiang.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
They said eight hectares of the site would be dedicated to biodiversity enhancement, while noise mitigation measures had been incorporated into the design.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The composer’s fluid, psychologically attuned music proved an elegant and ahead-of-its-time enhancement to the classic 1946 spy romance starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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
“These enhancements resulted in sharper pricing that resonated well with our customers and supported our sales,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
"This investment underscores Google's commitment to grow our presence responsibly, pairing the expansion of our technical infrastructure with new energy capacity, grid enhancements, and energy affordability initiatives," she added.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
There was a lot to discuss about both titles including AI/robots, intellectual enhancements, climate change, reality television, prison reform/abolition and human nature.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
She anticipates that a third hospital, Mount Elizabeth, could also transition to the revenue-sharing model after it completes its enhancements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
For work flow to keep advancing along these lines, though, and deliver the productivity enhancements we want, “we need more and more common standards,” said IBM’s strategic planner Cawley.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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