afford
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After last year’s layoffs, JPL “cannot afford to lose more of this expertise,” she said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
They can’t afford their medicine or to go to the doctor.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
There are going to be parents who can’t afford a birthday cake for their kid thanks to restrictions, which isn’t fair to that child, she pointed out.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
"I'm a born-and-bred Londoner but I'm leaving because I can't afford it. I'm being driven out of my own home."
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Even though Fig had lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time, he couldn’t afford to gain it all back again.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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