impacted

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In an update at 20:00 local time, ESB Networks said crews were working in impacted areas and responding to power outages where it was safe to do so.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Since the end of January, software stocks have been battered by concerns over artificial-intelligence disruption that have since impacted other sectors, such as private credit.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“Yet, their challenges are compounded by under-resourced systems, evolving administrative priorities, and persistent inequities in access and support, especially for students from disproportionately impacted backgrounds.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Here are some of the areas most impacted by the spike in declinations.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

This crater is 1.2 kilometers in diameter and was probably produced 15,000 to 40,000 years ago when a lump of iron 25 meters across impacted the Earth at a speed of 15 kilometers per second.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan