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"We cannot afford to wait for the same scale of crisis before acting again. We must heed the lessons from that time," said Dhara Vyas, chief executive of Energy UK.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

But they will be able to afford paying depositors fairly only if they keep internal costs low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

People want to buy homes, but many can’t afford to.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Students who prefer physical textbooks should absolutely retain the option to purchase them, but students who cannot afford a printed book should have another way to access the materials they need to succeed,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

After she died, we learned that she supported a lot of other kids who couldn’t afford lessons.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

It's accepted that the safety car affords possibilities to gain and lose out, so why should the VSC not do the same?

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

But the nature of Dans’ role affords him more leeway than other appointees.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

While nearly half of small businesses fail within five years, Kyla Scanlon noted that ownership also affords greater opportunity.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

None of the patrons appear to be dedicated readers of Thrasher or Quartersnacks, which affords Elsesser a preferable anonymity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

After welcoming their sisters, they triumphantly displayed a table set out with such cold meat as an inn larder usually affords, exclaiming, “Is not this nice? Is not this an agreeable surprise?”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Investors have historically afforded Chugai a premium valuation because of its track record of discovering and developing innovative drugs, the U.S. bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Dawson was helped by the combination of turn and bounce on offer from the surface, something Ahmed was not afforded earlier in the series.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Jane Doe also alleged in her civil lawsuit that Cornell did not protect her nor adequately punish the men involved, alleging they were "afforded the opportunity to mitigate their conduct by submitting essays".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

She also traveled across Europe, meeting with several European leaders as well as with Pope Leo, who gave her the reception and high-level access usually afforded to a head of state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Its harsh skin afforded such a marvellously good grip that without thinking about what I was doing, I pulled.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

The beats are the ideal accompaniment for Ms. Badu in her experimental mode, affording her space to work through her range of vocal styles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

"It's a struggle affording everything for baby and me, sometimes we have to ask for help even when we don't want to, but we will when it comes to our babies," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

A reporter at the Times Herald covered my crime, stripped of context, affording neither of us humanity.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

“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

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