affected
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Those in the affected blocks should bring all tap water to a boil for one minute and let it cool before use.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
StubHub has blamed Fifa, claiming its new ticketing app launched right before the event suffered "significant performance issues that have affected transfers across all resale platforms".
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
For instance, six NHS trusts in England declared a critical incident last week after hot weather adversely affected their IT systems, scanners, and cancer and lab equipment.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Some seven million people in Venezuela would be affected by the disaster, the UN has said, with the quakes knocking a $6.7-billion hole in the economy -- or six percent of Venezuela's GDP.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
“Mademoiselle is charmante, tres jolie, is she not?” cried Hortense, clasping her hands in an affected rapture.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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The Catcher in the Rye
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