affect

Example Sentences

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“Everybody knew somebody, it seemed like, who knew somebody who was affected by it,” Heidi Montague, a Tucson resident, said of the shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal

The findings, published in Science of the Total Environment, mark the first study to investigate how microplastics affect an Antarctic insect and the first to confirm plastic particles inside wild-caught midges.

From Science Daily

Compared to those offered no advice or who were waiting for advice on weight loss, it also made little to no difference, although its affect on quality of life was not clear.

From BBC

He added that the government would provide an extra £63m to the 21 areas affected.

From BBC

The production went to protected parks, where they had to be cautious about not affecting the environment.

From Los Angeles Times