afforded

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And — get this, this part is really wild — you afforded the man who basically lives at the charity stripe only three free-throw attempts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

As Chester told me, “The system is so extensive, it’s impossible for the average person to opt out of” all the means of tracking afforded by TV-as-internet.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Reliable birth control allowed women to plan careers with a predictability long afforded to men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Even Richard Nixon in his darkest, and sometimes drunken, moments had the good sense, or at least the protection afforded by his aides, to keep his most sadistic thoughts private.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

By fall, though, Barack’s stock had begun to rise in part thanks to the publication of The Audacity of Hope and a slew of media opportunities afforded by the book tour.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama