affecting
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But businesses including Next have warned that an increase in taxes for employers and higher minimum wages were affecting their ability to create roles, particularly lower paid, part-time jobs.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
At the same time, Americans planning summer vacations are increasingly confronting higher airfare, hotel and transportation prices as instability in the Middle East and ongoing concerns over oil markets continue affecting fuel costs.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
He noted other factors such as regional drought are also affecting farm finances.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
This year, Saudi authorities are working to prevent the war from affecting the environment at the hajj.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The second group consists of chemicals that act on the chromosomes, probably affecting the gene chemicals and causing the chromosomes to break up.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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