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affair

[uh-fair] / əˈfɛər /




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His areas of focus span U.S. politics and national affairs, technology, business and major world events.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before that, he was the editor of SCOTUSblog and wrote a column on legal affairs for National Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

She is Syria's minister for social affairs and labour - the only female minister in the transitional government tasked with navigating the country's jagged road from war to peace.

From BBC

Sam Rose, director of Gaza affairs for the UN's Palestinian refugee agency Unrwa, told the BBC that this will have "major negative consequences on the ability of international organisations to provide healthcare inside Gaza".

From BBC

The former foreign affairs minister had most recently been an EU special representative for the western Balkans.

From BBC