afforded

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Despite the near-boundless possibilities afforded by today’s new tools, not everyone is enamored with the rarity of in-person sessions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The legal team at the meeting, however, often argued that users should be afforded more privacy, echoing a sentiment that OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has expressed internally, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 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

Instead, Harron engages with Solanas’ work inside the context of the world in which Solanas created it, depicting her with far more empathy than the tabloids ever afforded.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

“Their diligence, attention and decency of deportment, afforded me, at the time, much satisfaction.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy