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The phrase "have afford" is not correct in written English.
It seems to be a mistaken combination of "have" and "afford," which should not be used together in this way.
Example: "I cannot afford to buy a new car right now."
Alternatives: "can afford" or "have the means."
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But the locals took to calling it "Osama's Mosque," knowing that only Gulf money could have afford so large a structure.
And his landmark health care law provided millions of women with access to contraception and mammograms that they couldn't have afford before.
Similar(56)
She couldn't have afforded a headstone.
Maybe we could have afforded that.
Because that's what we could have afforded".
Before the downturn, "we probably couldn't have afforded it".
Reviews some of books that have afforded him pleasure.
"There was no way we could have afforded it.
I couldn't have afforded it any other way.
I couldn't have afforded to pay back £10,000".
How could Juliet have afforded all those expensive designer clothes?
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