afforded
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The ruling concerns a travel provision afforded to recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program created in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
When results don't come, a style that fans enjoy watching often buys a manager more time than a pragmatist might be afforded.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
In a press conference, Warsh said that though the Fed is determined to corral inflation, higher market-based interest rates over the past several weeks afforded the central bank some breathing room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
If we lose that food security afforded by our pollinators we could have a global food crisis on our hands.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Luther Martin, on the other hand, came out against the Constitution on the grounds that the protections afforded slavery render us contemptible to every true friend of liberty in the world.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
