affected
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However, he said he’d have questions about how the war has affected flight schedules, corporate travel and longer-term spending, and how much of a cushion Delta’s premium seating classes might offer against volatile fuel prices.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026
The war has affected every corner of the world’s polyethylene industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
A report out last month also found that all those attacks on universities last year, with the cutting of grants even in areas such as cancer research — disproportionately affected female scientists.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Changing astrocyte activity also affected how neurons behaved.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
“The desperation to find her affected his mind as he got older, and I believe it stayed with him until the very end.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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