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affect

[uh-fekt, af-ekt] / əˈfɛkt, ˈæf ɛkt /




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“One-way tickets all the way up to the weekend tickets? That will affect a lot of people. … It’s more money to fork out for the same ride.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

“It will affect us because big ships will be passing through so there will be more restrictions, and we would need to go much further to fish,” said Omar Lali, a 27-year-old fisherman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

For several years, the teams led by Zeng and Cheng have investigated how these vacuum fluctuations affect condensed matter systems.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The BBC's Business Editor Simon Jack explains the rising prices in the UK - and how oil prices around the world affect the cost of petrol and diesel at the pump.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“But for now let’s talk about how what’s going on in other kids’ lives can affect us all.”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

How much that reflects larger social, cultural and economic pathologies and whether it affects regular people’s lives in any meaningful way is a complicated question.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Bluetongue is an insect-borne viral disease that affects sheep and cattle among other animals.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Enrollment, while up in recent years, is still below prepandemic levels, which affects revenue because state funding is based on the number of students served.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Understanding pain, understanding food noise, understanding something that actually affects you every day, can become differentiators,” said Martin Holst Lange, Novo’s chief scientific officer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“If it affects Darin,” I say, “I need to worry about it. Is it Mazen? Has he changed his mind?”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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