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afford

[uh-fawrd] / əˈfɔrd /




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She could afford the $572 monthly minimum, but with a 26% interest rate, it barely made a dent.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The likely reason is that these treatments are often less available and harder to afford in those areas.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Companies can afford to keep investing at high levels due to strong profits.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Others seemed motivated by a growing concern that, whether they embraced artificial intelligence or not, they could no longer afford to ignore it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Soon after his private investigation of New Century, Park had a phone call from a penniless, jobless old college friend who had been offered several loans from banks to buy a house he couldn’t afford.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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