affords

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That affords the company little room for error, Lee said in a Tuesday note, and he found something else to quibble with in the latest report.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

It meant the law, which affords partners some of the rights held by spouses in marriage, could be applied to individuals in committed relationships with multiple people.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Neither reading affords the Fed much room to cut interest rates—and neither yet reflects the impact of higher oil prices stemming from the war that began on Feb. 28.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Caring for him is so exhausting that she often retreats to “the comforting quiet” of the cell—which, in a perverse way, affords her a kind of homecoming to the country she left behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Now, after several years in which to observe the effects of spraying, the Canadians find a mixed situation, but one that affords very little comfort to devotees of salmon fishing, provided spraying is continued.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson