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  • present participle of afford.
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affording





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Headline inflation has been running above the central bank’s target in recent months but there is little evidence of broader price pressures building, affording the NBP time to respond, ING analysts said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Marshals and other federal agencies by affording them a dangerous amount of latitude.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

It got a touch nervy as the visitors knocked it about, trying to work it into all the space that Scotland were affording them.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The factors fueling their challenges in affording a home are complex and stretch back decades, according to experts.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

“I can’t see Lupin affording something like this.”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling


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