afford
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Oberhansley said the pool-maintenance company where she works can’t afford to give her a raise, and her search for a better-paying office job has run into rejections or silence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Dr Jane Townson, the association's chief executive, said many care companies could not afford to raise their mileage rates.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
For now, however, many young workers should still be able to find positions so they can afford to fritter away their youth, as is tradition.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
You’d be able to afford a $150,000 down payment in about seven years.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
We could not afford tickets but there was a stage door at the side of the concert hall through which sounds came clearly.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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