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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

“It will affect us because big ships will be passing through so there will be more restrictions, and we would need to go much further to fish,” said Omar Lali, a 27-year-old fisherman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The results indicate that less detailed models may underestimate how strongly stellar radiation and complex chemical processes affect the gas surrounding galaxies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The BBC's Business Editor Simon Jack explains the rising prices in the UK - and how oil prices around the world affect the cost of petrol and diesel at the pump.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Her voice was brusque with the staccato Californians sometimes affect when they’re trying too hard to be from New York, but there was a bright hard edge of that Golden State cheeriness, too.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

Alzheimer's disease gradually damages memory, thinking, and behavior and affects more than 7 million older adults in the United States.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The rise affects around 22 million households on default tariffs regulated by Ofgem, while about 11 million households on fixed-rate deals will not see their prices change immediately.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

She wears the collar of her blouse turned up and affects a derisive laugh.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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