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As a bonus, I’d learn a few things while she availed herself of uninterrupted free time, which wasn’t really free, since I’d often hear a running vacuum or dishes clanking in the sink.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

A £500 payment was then offered to help those affected take extra security and reassurance measures - which about 90% of workers availed of.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

In doing so, Adams also availed himself of millions of dollars in public matching funds.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2025

Yet they hardly availed themselves of the city’s busy night life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

While at Harvard, I’d availed myself of fly-outs to San Francisco and Los Angeles, in part to check out entertainment-law practices there but also, if I was honest, because I’d never been to California.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama