affecting
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Canvas parent company Instructure confirmed this week that it was responding to a “security incident” affecting the platform, which is used by thousands of schools and universities nationwide.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Can I give her money without it affecting her Medicaid?
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
"Throughout this election, we have heard a clear appetite for change. People want a government that will stand up for Wales and focus relentlessly on the key issues affecting their lives," the party said.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The most precise measurement of the expansion rate ever made suggests an unknown force may be affecting the universe.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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
Vocabulary lists containing affecting
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