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Affect (in the noun sense) is commonly studied in which field?

affect

[uh-fekt, af-ekt] / əˈfɛkt, ˈæf ɛkt /




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“One-way tickets all the way up to the weekend tickets? That will affect a lot of people. … It’s more money to fork out for the same ride.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Some large tech companies foresee a steady stream of cuts for years to come, while others say it’s still unclear how artificial intelligence will affect head counts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

AI models are popping up more and more across social media and advertising, but how might this affect body image?

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

That observation could be important for future cancer research because treatments that alter leucine related pathways may affect both healthy cells and tumor cells in different ways.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

“Gods and goddesses may occasionally help, but they don’t mess around with affairs that affect only humans. To them, mortal lives are but a speck of dust on the eyelash.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

How much that reflects larger social, cultural and economic pathologies and whether it affects regular people’s lives in any meaningful way is a complicated question.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Estimates suggest that sarcopenia affects a substantial proportion of older adults, particularly those over the age of 70.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

This commonly affects people who have cancers that involve the lymph system or who've had treatment involving the lymph nodes.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Enrollment, while up in recent years, is still below prepandemic levels, which affects revenue because state funding is based on the number of students served.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“It’s a long way off yet. I’d give it until tomorrow evening. Anyway, don’t let the Mark see it affects you. Nothing’s to be altered unless the General says so.”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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