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affecting

[uh-fek-ting] / əˈfɛk tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
moving
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unaffecting


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The survey data will give key signals on how inflation is affecting margins, and whether companies are taking the hit or passing costs on to consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Coresh said that tackling the problem requires a clear and current picture of how the disease is affecting populations around the world.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

On May 27, the company flagged a manufacturing issue affecting roughly 7 million insulin pod medical devices.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The most affecting exchange, one that illustrates the notion of reading as one of life’s prime activities, is the last in the book.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The myriad factors affecting innovativeness make the historian’s task paradoxically easier, by converting societal variation in innovativeness into essentially a random variable.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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