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

Through this, the filmmakers fulfill their aim of presenting a more complicated and fascinating version of the American story, showing that the ills afflicting us today were present from the very beginning.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

Many of the factors afflicting the California wine industry are also hurting winemakers in other parts of the world—and those winemakers have also been ripping out vines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Despite the tragedy afflicting me, despite not feeling well, I let out a laugh.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel