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as in popular
being within the financial means of most people
once those electronic devices became affordable, sales skyrocketed
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as in cheap
costing little
they've added some affordable options
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Recent Examples of affordable
In addition, political activism has sprouted in Skokie in recent years, with calls on the part of some citizens for affordable housing, protections for immigrants, and other issues.
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Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The office administers billions of dollars in grants to support low- and moderate-income people, including funding for affordable housing, homeless shelters and disaster recovery, raising the prospect that these forms of aid might one day be paid in an unstable currency.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 2 Apr. 2025
Their goals are to raise revenue and address affordable housing in communities where the cost of real estate and housing is driving up the cost of living.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
The city plans to bulldoze the historic green space in Little Italy and replace the urban oasis with affordable housing.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The office administers billions of dollars in grants to support low- and moderate-income people, including funding for affordable housing, homeless shelters and disaster recovery, raising the prospect that these forms of aid might one day be paid in an unstable currency.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 2 Apr. 2025
Their goals are to raise revenue and address affordable housing in communities where the cost of real estate and housing is driving up the cost of living.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
The city plans to bulldoze the historic green space in Little Italy and replace the urban oasis with affordable housing.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affordable
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The popular Netflix series hit fans with a bit of a twist in season 4 by introducing its main character Emily (played by Lily Collins) to Rome, taking her away from Paris for the first time.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The movie is a big-screen version of Netflix’s popular kids series, whose 11th season debuted on the streamer in February.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, note that these are smaller models that could run on a less expensive GPUs or even a CPU with cheaper memory instead of the super expensive HBM memory currently used in all high-end accelerators.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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In the early 1970s, the widespread availability of cheap, preformed fiberglass pools meant the rate of young children drowning soared.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Beyond his immense talent, Jon has been a dedicated partner in advancing the Grammy Museum’s mission to make music education more accessible.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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These improvements and advancements will ensure that incentive discovery, application, compliance, and reporting are effortless and accessible, no matter the complexity, jurisdiction, industry, or size of the business.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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What Ruffner saw in June was the power of small and relatively inexpensive changes to standard building practices that can significantly protect homes from wildfires.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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As a good example, Coursera is a highly popular platform for undertaking free and inexpensive online courses and certifications, including Google’s career certificates.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Window closing on discount weight-loss drugs Many Americans have turned to compounding pharmacies to get popular weight-loss drugs, due to lack of availability or expensive retail price tags.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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And some stores, like discount German grocers Lidl and Aldi, are limiting the number of egg purchases.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Feb. 2025
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Ars wrote more about why this is a reasonable path forward last September.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ovechkin’s 52 in a high-scoring 2005-06 season feels like a reasonable benchmark for modern snipers, and even that’s tough.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Affordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affordable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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