affect

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Borgli fearlessly asks how quickly the images we consume by scrolling or watching the news affect our thinking.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The Trump administration is preparing to overhaul its tariff scheme for steel and aluminum, The Wall Street Journal reported this week, but the changes aren’t expected to affect imported commodity-grade metals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Cristina Avello and Priscila Espinoza, both pre-med students at Marian University, joined the study to better understand how fast fashion might affect children's health.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

It is not immediately clear how these would affect consumer prices, but a senior US official told reporters they did not expect to see any effect on affordability.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

For reasons that confound medical science, the product also fails to affect those working in certain professions—the editors of fashion magazines, for example.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris