openable
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In construction and wholesale trade, where AI is less likely to enable independent work, solo business applications have been essentially flat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
You only set up an IPO like this to enable insiders to dump their stakes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
They also said a "communication line" had been formed to enable the safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
"The Duke continues to explore every available option to enable the visit to proceed safely and to give his children the opportunity to enjoy the UK," his spokesman said on Monday.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
The bitter feelings occasioned by this speech, the many bitter feelings, made the utmost exertion necessary on Emma’s side, to enable her to say on reply,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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