afflicting
Example Sentences
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What follows are the factors afflicting each region or market.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026
Their case is helped by the crisis afflicting Dundee University and evidence that much of further education is heading deep into the red and facing possible closures.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Bitcoin and other digital tokens have been caught up in a broader decline afflicting riskier trades across all markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Alhurra is subject to the same forces afflicting all TV networks, with audiences increasingly finding their news on TikTok and YouTube.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025
No arguments shall be wanting on my part that can alleviate so severe a misfortune—or that may comfort you, under a circumstance that must be of all others the most afflicting to a parent’s mind.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.