affected

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"It does worry everybody because if expenses go up all businesses will be affected, and it might even be the end for some of the small businesses here," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The moves are part of the index’s quarterly rebalance, and can often trigger buying and selling of the affected stocks by funds that track the benchmarks.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Provisions in the new law affected people who itemize their deductions—typically a wealthier group than those who take the standard deduction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

As a result, a deep circuit affected by noise behaves much like a shallower one.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

These germs remain latent in 90 percent of those affected.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French