affect
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Lots of folks are at pains to say that this will not affect the safety of the meat supply.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
How will the fatigue built up over the last 12 months affect the star players?
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But AI use can also affect processes we don’t necessarily think of as load-bearing, like the trust in our own abilities that naturally develops over time.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Opponents of the initiative note that it doesn’t just target executive pay; it would affect medical practitioners who are also managers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
He said, “I’m confused. If the human medicine didn’t work, then how did the uranium affect Pond? Isn’t uranium a human product?”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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