afforded

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He added Digwa "was afforded decency" and "we understand, he was never handcuffed at all".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Women’s gains in participation had stalled out starting around 2000 but were reinvigorated after the pandemic, in part because hybrid work arrangements afforded more opportunities for women with children.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

And — get this, this part is really wild — you afforded the man who basically lives at the charity stripe only three free-throw attempts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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

I would have evaded—and for how long could I have afforded to delay?—learning the great lesson of school, that I had a public identity.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez