afflicted
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“Because policymaking and decision-making in America are afflicted by a kind of institutional instability, we witness frequent changes in positions,” he said, according to state media.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
"Rubio spoke about aiding the homeless, terminally ill and those afflicted by leprosy," Sister Marie Juan of Missionaries of Charity told reporters after his hour-and-a-half-long visit.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
They said nothing about housing affordability and violent crime in the years when those issues primarily afflicted South L.A. and the Eastside.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
I hope you are not afflicted, as I am, with the urge to struggle more than necessary, but if you are, this recipe is for you.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Hence when we domesticated social animals, such as cows and pigs, they were already afflicted by epidemic diseases just waiting to be transferred to us.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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