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Even a microscopic misalignment can affect how accurately the telescope brings light into focus.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Some may affect a “can’t see what all the fuss is about” attitude — that is their right, as it is mine to simply not believe them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Supporters say recording the drama elsewhere could affect its quality and future.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

She covered how such moves help families solve the childcare crisis, and how they affect the U.S. housing market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 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

“It becomes a race between the two over which one affects stock prices more.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

"The smoke not only reduces visibility and disrupts aircraft operations, but also affects residents' health," the agency warned.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

The disorder affects emotional expression that can result in sudden involuntary, and out-of-control episodes of laughing, crying, or anger that do not match how a person actually feels.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The compromised information affects many more than the state’s current 5.7 million public-school students as the breach dates back to 2023 enrollments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

“What happens in the ocean, affects the life on land. It’s Darwin’s theory.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen