affected
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One of those affected is Catriona Ball, whose husband Lewis died in 2024, weeks after he quit a job he believed had been making him ill.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
"That's an essential step toward reducing the burden of dementia for everyone, but especially for women, who are disproportionately affected."
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Individual employees in Asia and Europe began receiving notifications that they would be affected early in their mornings, with employees in the Americas to follow, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
No one should panic at this stage, since containing both outbreaks is a top priority for affected governments and health agencies.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
This time, the wind that howled in her ears and that changed the course of her life affected her own young body: she came down with an inner-ear infection combined with a disease called paratyphoid.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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The Catcher in the Rye
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