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The U.S. can’t afford to be surprised again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
He said he would "probably" get more if he could afford it, as it was just "more convenient" than cooking.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
"Europe therefore cannot afford to remain merely a consumer of critical technologies developed elsewhere," the conservative MEP told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Wiener, who served in the San Francisco board of supervisors himself before winning election to the state Senate in 2016, said in this political moment, “we can’t afford politics that simply preserve the status quo.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Wes, Ford, and Alex, on the other hand, can’t afford ignorance, because not knowing comes with consequences.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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