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The government has rolled out a tiered system known as “Internet Pro,” which grants select users exemptions from some controls, but at a price many can’t afford.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Woods now lives two and a half hours away and can only afford to rent a bedsit.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
It stands to reason the Fed can’t afford to be caught flat-footed on inflation again.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
It may wink at the industry’s unseen heroes, but who can afford to make art for art’s sake in the entertainment industry anymore?
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Few Russian women who became pilots in the Soviet Union’s state-sponsored clubs in the 1980s and early 1990s can afford to fly as private citizens now that the Soviet Union no longer exists.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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