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affecting

[uh-fek-ting] / əˈfɛk tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
moving
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unaffecting


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Fedorov claimed he had rooted out elements of corruption from defence procurement but warned it was still affecting Ukraine's frontline capacity.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Bonta said the new law responds to a climate of intimidation affecting immigrant aid workers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Do something about what’s affecting poor people in Alabama or in the South.

From Slate Aug. 22, 2026

One of the more acutely affecting sequences involves the parents letting Dovilė know that they’re splitting up.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

During the next few years its success in Italy was matched by the successful control of lice affecting some two million people in Japan and Korea in the winter of 1945-46.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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