affected
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Antonelli said that so far the pressure of competing for the championship had not affected him.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Those most affected by any legislation can’t knock on state representatives’ doors or write letters to Newsom, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“For sovereign-wealth funds affected by the Iran war, there’s an added incentive to sell their shares once the lockup ends and convert the dollar proceeds back into their home currencies.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Separately on Thursday, Novo Nordisk said it had identified a cybersecurity incident in which some nonpublic data, including personal information, were copied externally without authorization and that it was informing affected parties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
At Hampden she was thought something of a beauty but I loathed her lolloping, spaniel-like walk and her little-girl voice—very affected, it seemed to me—which degenerated frequently into a whine.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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The Catcher in the Rye
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