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Glastonbury and Somerton MP Sarah Dyke has called for more help for rural communities amid risks people "will not be able to afford to heat their homes".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Experts concede the high cost of buying and living in these developments prevents some retirees from being able to afford them.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
No longer able to afford the staple of their diet, the Egyptian people revolted.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
A region’s energy policy will be judged by whether the lights stay on and whether people can afford the bill.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
With the new clothes they could not afford now rumpled and covered with grit, the bedraggled Babushkinovs and their quiet but unusually alert governess arrived in Saint Petersburg at last.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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