afforded

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The inside-the-ropes access afforded to photographers at the US Open allowed me to follow Tiger for a number of holes and still be able to get in position to capture this moment.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The complaint also argues that Jonasi presented his translation “as authoritative fact, not comedy,” so it shouldn’t get the 1st Amendment protections afforded to parody and satire.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Frederiksen had previously won international esteem and a degree of influence rarely afforded her nation of six million people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

In addition to the emotional space that Nashville afforded her, there was another very exciting upside to living in the Tennessee city that Simpson enjoyed: no paparazzi.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

The rain afforded an even greater privacy; no one in the world would come this way to find them inside this tree.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson