affecting
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MYC has long been labeled "undruggable" because its structure makes it difficult for drugs to bind to it safely without affecting healthy cells.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
The administrators said the company had faced "a sustained period of pressure" on its cashflow after "continued delays to the UK Defence Investment Plan, combined with geopolitical factors affecting sources of funding".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
One of the oddest and most affecting pieces in the choral repertory is coming to Cincinnati’s May Festival on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“I think the K-shaped economy is affecting a lot of categories,” he said, referring to the diverging finances of upper-income and lower-income Americans.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
They often chatted a minute or two before dropping off to sleep, but now both were afraid of betraying how strongly the Whisperer was affecting them.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Vocabulary lists containing affecting
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