afflicting

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What follows are the factors afflicting each region or market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

Their case is helped by the crisis afflicting Dundee University and evidence that much of further education is heading deep into the red and facing possible closures.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

AI adoption isn’t just a problem afflicting one company, but nearly all of them, according to researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

But the malady afflicting much of the Dodgers lineup seems to have infected the third baseman with a particularly virulent strain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

Tijuana’s greatest tourist attraction was its racetrack, which benefited from the hard times afflicting the racing industry in the United States.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand