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affordable

[uh-fawr-duh-buhl] / əˈfɔr də bəl /


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“These updates keep coverage affordable and ensure patients get real value from their plans,” said Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

To make life affordable for working Americans — especially in challenging times like these — we need to raise them.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The housing factory surety guarantee idea is “super innovative,” said Jan Lindenthal-Cox, chief investment officer at the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund, a nonprofit that directs philanthropic money toward cost-cutting affordable housing projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It said an area was considered affordable if average homes cost up to five times the average earnings of those working nearby.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Those who actually land jobs in the suburbs find it difficult to keep them without reliable, affordable transportation.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander