afflicting

Example Sentences

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The rolling, forested hills of Kentucky’s bourbon country are ground zero for the slowdown afflicting the U.S. alcohol industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

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

Through this, the filmmakers fulfill their aim of presenting a more complicated and fascinating version of the American story, showing that the ills afflicting us today were present from the very beginning.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

The conference ended with the passing of a multitude of resolutions dealing with China, India, Germany, Japan, and conditions afflicting various parts of the earth.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright