afford
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“You might not be able to afford to spend hundreds of dollars on an unknown, but here you can try everything and might find something you never knew you would love.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Resulting staff cuts, he said, will “fall hardest on the people who can least afford it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
"I could afford my bills before, but I'm really struggling now. I've never been in debt before," she told the BBC.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper said the policy was designed to end the "national scandal where millions can't afford the most basic energy they need".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
People—the ones who could afford it, anyway—withdrew into gated communities.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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