affect
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Mullin said she sees "some simmering roots of an AI backlash" but not a strong one yet, so it is hard to foresee how this anger will play out and affect the way people vote.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
However, differences in the technologies and the way they train the immune system could affect levels of protection or the number of doses needed.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Such studies could help clinical geneticists better understand inherited diseases and reveal how environmental influences, including diet, may affect epigenetic inheritance across generations.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
I remarked that perhaps the regulations were in place because adding a story might block his neighbors’ view; or maybe the construction might harm the soil, which might affect the lake’s water quality.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
She added, “I didn’t think it would affect me like that, but it did. There was so much emotion.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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