affecting

Example Sentences

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“I do think this fertility crisis is a really complex one where there are lots of reasons and related and unrelated factors that are affecting people’s decisions to have children.”

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Someone might have blepharospasms, a dystonia affecting the muscles around the eyes, which results in uncontrollable twitching and blinking.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Many companies and consumers have been cautious as they prepare for such things as higher energy costs, likely affecting their demand for borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The main risk isn’t so much its direct exposure to precious-metals prices, but how sharply lower gold or silver prices might limit sentiment toward the asset class and hold back transaction volumes, affecting earnings.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The higher oxygen levels must be affecting my perception.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera