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But, because her dryer was old, the belt broke and she couldn’t afford a new one.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

One contributor ruled out taking the exam in Istanbul, saying "going there is for the rich who can afford flights".

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

“The idea that average working people could afford homes of their own was so exotic,” Pizzigati said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

John Swinney has previously said he has a "public health responsibility" to ensure that people can afford a healthy basket of goods.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

People—the ones who could afford it, anyway—withdrew into gated communities.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

While nearly half of small businesses fail within five years, Kyla Scanlon noted that ownership also affords greater opportunity.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Major cities throughout the States have seen crushing drops in Canadian tourism and business it affords to costly enterprises like ski resorts.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026

The more Mary affords grace to others, the more she gains confidence in who she is, as a person with a strong moral compass forged away from her mother’s ambitions.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

“For the first time in this litigation, the government argues that civil detention ‘does not implicate any fundamental rights’ and so the Due Process Clause affords the detained men no protections—substantive or procedural,” they wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

Where it doesn’t matter if no one affords you charity, or nostalgia for your memories.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

Prince Harry’s eligibility for full police protection, as afforded to other British royals and former prime ministers, was removed after the Sussexes quit royal duties in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The 21-page document argues that the benefits afforded by such an addition make it both necessary and warranted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

She deviates from the one-note mean girl role, supplying Gen with dimensionality and kindness that characters like these were rarely afforded.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

It also didn’t transmit its position, according to flight trackers, secrecy that would have afforded the president some protection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

There had been bleeding; if she could have afforded an examination, a doctor would have found signs of placental abruption.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The beats are the ideal accompaniment for Ms. Badu in her experimental mode, affording her space to work through her range of vocal styles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

"It's a struggle affording everything for baby and me, sometimes we have to ask for help even when we don't want to, but we will when it comes to our babies," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

His mother was of European descent and his father was a Cantonese opera star who was on tour in the city, affording his son birthright citizenship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

In Jackson’s words, “Congress could not have meant for the guarantees it was affording to be so cavalierly swept aside.”

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

The living quarters and dining rooms of the tenured scholars would have been in the very same building, affording easy access to the collections.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro