affairs

Example Sentences

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On stage at a recent product event, Tan showed Carri off to an audience that included Indonesia’s economic affairs minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He was constitutional affairs minister in the last apartheid government and went on to join the government of national unity formed in 1994 when Mandela became president.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

My fellow Americans, certain words have been rendered meaningless in describing the current state of affairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Maintaining a semblance of privacy is increasingly difficult in the age of social media, and how much we share with our unmarried partner about our financial affairs is on a need-to-know basis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

“Elizebeth should have been richer by much valuable experience, and our financial affairs should have been in a far better condition.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield