affect
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But AI use can also affect processes we don’t necessarily think of as load-bearing, like the trust in our own abilities that naturally develops over time.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Opponents of the initiative note that it doesn’t just target executive pay; it would affect medical practitioners who are also managers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Because bile acids enter the bloodstream, they can affect tissues and organs far beyond the digestive system.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
"The strikes that empty fuel stations for civilians also affect supplies to troops in the south," Rybar, a pro-Kremlin Russian military analysis account , posted on its Telegram account.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
I’ve really got to stop reading these horror stories late at night, he thought, it’s beginning to affect my mind.
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
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