affecting

Example Sentences

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The decline is “not perfectly even, but broad,” affecting journalism, politics and business, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

This new object is another with a very elliptical orbit, but it is stabler than 2017 OF201, which suggests that no large planet, including a hypothetical planet nine, is significantly affecting its path.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Fraser Sutherland, the group's coalition manager, said: "Climate change is already affecting people's health and well-being, livelihoods and financial stability in Scotland, with more frequent storms, floods, droughts and wildfires wreaking havoc across the country."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Fundamentally, the city remains in the grips of a housing crisis affecting all of California.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Matters affecting the nation’s health have long been a most vital area in which legislation has been passed in the interest of serving the public good.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler