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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
enrich .
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Examples
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For, as Shakespeare says, 'He that robs me of my good name enriches not himself, but renders me poor indeed,' or words to that effect.
Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. Benson John Lossing 1852
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I am not referring to the concerns of unionists in the States about free trade deals exporting jobs overseas or the data that indicates free trade enriches subsidized industrial agriculture in the U.S. and decimates local agriculture in the partner country, though these are important sources of concern.
Milburn Line: Beyond Free Trade with Colombia Milburn Line 2011
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The breakfast offerings may seem decadent—avocado enriches the chorizo-egg torta—but you can eat guilt-free, environmentally speaking.
Chicago Jeff Chu 2011
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The group plans to urge regulators not to "create a standard that enriches a private company while passing unnecessary costs on to consumers," it added.
Move Toward Tougher Safety Standards for Table Saws Melanie Trottman 2011
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But though the novel wonderfully enriches the Albany Cycle, it's a ripping good story in its own right.
Corruption on the Hudson Sam Sacks 2011
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Leading for peace is more reflective of American democratic values than negotiating for more military bases or a trade deal that arguably only enriches elite interests while continuing to downplay the massive human rights and labor rights injustices in Colombia.
Milburn Line: Beyond Free Trade with Colombia Milburn Line 2011
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I am not referring to the concerns of unionists in the States about free trade deals exporting jobs overseas or the data that indicates free trade enriches subsidized industrial agriculture in the U.S. and decimates local agriculture in the partner country, though these are important sources of concern.
Milburn Line: Beyond Free Trade with Colombia Milburn Line 2011
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They're involved as citizens, and their existence enriches the social and political culture of this country.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Leading for peace is more reflective of American democratic values than negotiating for more military bases or a trade deal that arguably only enriches elite interests while continuing to downplay the massive human rights and labor rights injustices in Colombia.
Milburn Line: Beyond Free Trade with Colombia Milburn Line 2011
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Finally, as mentioned upthread, many of the advantages to ownership vs. renting in the United States themselves flow from government policy, because the tilt to ownership prompted by such policies enriches and expands the ownership market, and causes the rental market to be smaller and less appealing than would otherwise be the case.
Matthew Yglesias » The High Cost of Subsidized Homeownership 2010
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