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affect

[uh-fekt, af-ekt] / əˈfɛkt, ˈæf ɛkt /




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More research also is needed to look at why meal timing seems to affect the brain.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Future research will also examine why meal timing might affect the brain.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Covering just under three hectares, it is divided into various plots treated in different ways, so scientists can compare how nutrients affect the growth, soil and diversity of grass.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

"These are such large predators, it just highlights how much domoic acid there has to be in the ecosystem for it to affect them," Hazen told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

“This is about Jonah—” “And he’s my brother and I’m part of this family too, and doesn’t everything that affects him affect me, too?”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Eczema affects approximately 10% to 20% of children and 2% to 10% of adults worldwide, according to the National Eczema Association.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

In this case, the light itself affects the same silver atoms responsible for producing the dark absorption lines.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Oil prices have shot back up since the end of the ceasefire, which affects a lot more than the price of gasoline.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

Musically, the Shears brothers aren’t shy about how their variety of influences affects their output.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

To let you know that what you do affects others.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher




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