affected
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Geffray said the number of schools affected on Monday would be comparable to the figure from Friday but vowed there would be a "partial, progressive return to lessons".
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
“Will I be affected? Will I be able to find another job as good as this one? Are my skills transferable? Will I have to take a step down?” one wrote on LinkedIn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
He did not say why, but he owns stock in other oil companies that could be affected by the court’s decision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
"I think the fact that Martin had been in jail and in the Official IRA, which is no secret, I think that affected things," said Fintan.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Had Moni inherited a gene, or a set of genes, that had made him susceptible—the same genes that had affected our uncles?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing affected
The Catcher in the Rye
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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