affecting
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To be clear, “global” means affecting several countries all at once, not every country.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Hundreds of people have signed a petition urging a city council to consider changes to new park licences affecting a postnatal choir.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
The results indicate that malaria, one of the oldest and most persistent infectious diseases affecting humans, played a major role in shaping settlement patterns.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
More important are the so-called second-order effects as higher petroleum costs filter through the economy, affecting other goods, such as fertilizers, and services, notably transportation prices such as airfares.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
But as the kids became more comfortable with her, they would reveal details about their experiences that showed Luma how the trauma they’d experienced was still affecting them.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
Vocabulary lists containing affecting
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