affect
Example Sentences
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The pest can also affect wild animals, pets and even people.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Gleit's advice to young people wrestling with how AI tools like those she is promoting will affect their careers is "be curious".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Under separate rules announced last week, the Chinese government will have authority to conduct reviews of overseas investments that could affect national security.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
This hidden landscape helps determine the location of subglacial basins and lakes and may affect the stability of regions of the Antarctic Ice Sheet that are particularly vulnerable to climate change.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
NOTE: A dot that is someplace other than next to the head of the note does not affect the rhythm.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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