affected
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Backups and diversions have affected residents, commuters and even emergency vehicles, county officials said, as well as created pedestrian safety concerns.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The more urgent question is whether current testing misses people whose brains are already affected despite "normal" results.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Tilbury sought a renegotiation of her buyout, and it became an issue for both Estée Lauder and Puig, the people said, because Tilbury’s demands would have materially affected the transaction’s economics.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The supermarket chain said the affected convenience stores had been loss-making for some time and were acquired through its McColls acquisition in 2022.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
She was so sick that it affected her musical ability.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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The Catcher in the Rye
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