afflicted
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Indonesia is afflicted by wildfires regularly during its dry season, but this year the blazes have been turbocharged by a powerful El Nino cycle, which typically brings drought.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Throughout this year, the entire country seems to have been afflicted with the weather-app blues.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
They interviewed 191 afflicted people, and found that 177 reported eating at Mexican-style restaurants including Chipotle Mexican Grill and Qdoba before their illness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
For Christopher Schurtz, it’s also the best hope yet to close a wound that has afflicted his family for three generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The first is the probability of not being afflicted with any of a variety of diseases, accidents, or other misfortunes.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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