affording

Example Sentences

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“The first days at home with a newborn should be focused on the love, connection, and joy of an expanded family, not stress about affording diapers,” Johnson said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

“Affording social safety nets, affording national defense – you’ve got to be a little more competitive,” Dimon said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Catherine Thoyts has been learning to drive since November and says any price rises would make affording lessons more challenging.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

However, one could reasonably expect an AI-related positive productivity shock to further lift the nominal equilibrium rate, affording the Fed time to wait out the latest round of supply shocks and inflationary pressure.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

It would be the first time that such priceless financial data had fallen into an economist’s hands, affording an analysis of a heretofore uncharted criminal enterprise.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt