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affecting

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


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Investors have been favoring AI stocks over cryptocurrencies, but macroeconomics are now even affecting that trade, says Stephen Coltman of 21shares in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Around 42 percent of households in the Asian tech powerhouse are single-person, with social isolation affecting the country's vulnerable elderly in particular.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The compromised tank threatened to blow up, affecting adjacent tanks also containing the toxic chemical methyl methacrylate which could have caused a large-scale public safety emergency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Fraser Sutherland, the group's coalition manager, said: "Climate change is already affecting people's health and well-being, livelihoods and financial stability in Scotland, with more frequent storms, floods, droughts and wildfires wreaking havoc across the country."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

President Snow must be wondering how that blood-splattered floor and his roses are affecting me.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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