affecting
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"This is affecting our weekend routine -- not just for us but many Malaysians," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
The senators also say they are "deeply concerned" by reports of disruptions or "glitches" affecting intelligence-sharing and threat-warning capabilities relied upon by personnel operating in Ukraine.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Nearly two-thirds of builders said immigration enforcement is affecting their labor force, up from 23% in March and 13% a year ago, according to a September John Burns Research & Consulting survey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Plus, a massive round of layoffs and leadership shake-ups took place this week, affecting about 6 percent of Netflix’s staff—its deepest workforce cut in four years.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
The myriad factors affecting innovativeness make the historian’s task paradoxically easier, by converting societal variation in innovativeness into essentially a random variable.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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