afforded

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Newcastle were fighting on four fronts as recently as last month, but Howe's side will be afforded more recovery time and more time on the training pitches in the coming weeks.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Frederiksen had previously won international esteem and a degree of influence rarely afforded her nation of six million people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

In addition to the emotional space that Nashville afforded her, there was another very exciting upside to living in the Tennessee city that Simpson enjoyed: no paparazzi.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

My mother brought me to this country as a child and toiled with a ferocious determination that afforded our family the means to move farther and farther from the place we started.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

His office in Building 1 afforded him a commanding view of the large park in the center of the Johnson Space Center complex.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir