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affected

[uh-fek-tid] / əˈfɛk tɪd /




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Fifteen minutes later, district administrative offices urged people along riverbanks to evacuate, and at 09:35, precautionary warning notices were sent to mobile phones in affected areas.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, big oil companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to shift refinery production from gasoline—the fuel most affected by the rise of EVs—to diesel, petrochemicals and lubricants.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Cyber-security expert Kevin Beaumont warned those affected to be on high alert for other forms of scam and hack - especially high profile or wealthy individuals.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The researchers next investigated exactly how these metabolic changes affected the glycocalyx.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

If one of the bonds in its DNA is affected, the cell is likely to repair the damage.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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