affect
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Insurance may offer more protection if any unexpected expense of several thousand dollars would force you into debt or affect the veterinary care you can afford.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Future observations are expected to provide a clearer picture of how black holes affect their surroundings and how matter and elements move through different regions of the cosmos.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Space control encapsulates the mission areas required to contest and control the space domain -- employing kinetic and non-kinetic means to affect adversary capabilities," the statement said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
"I worried that it would affect my work and my relationships with audiences when they laughed if they knew I was sick," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Although he was too young to be involved directly in the Civil War, the repercussions of the conflict did affect Hooke.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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“The medium-term impact of Fed tightening on equities will depend on how tightening affects earnings growth, which is the most important driver of stocks,” they said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
It mainly affects grazing animals and can lead to sudden death.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Osteoarthritis affects 33 million Americans and more than 500 million people worldwide, costing the U.S. roughly $136 billion annually in medical care and lost productivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“He talked about how it caused fear, how it felt really recent and how it’s still a thing that affects modern day in America,” Kyle said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It is this kind of guidance that distinguishes middle-class children from children of working-class and poor families, according to sociologists who have studied how social class affects child-rearing.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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