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The cost of common conditions that afflict retirees — from chronic illness to cardiovascular disease to cognitive decline — can deplete your savings with alarming speed.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

“We find AEE a compelling story that should command a top tier premium amidst positive catalyst execution and lack of political/regulatory downside risk that afflict many peers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

However distanced you may feel from these effects, it’s worth pointing out that historically, what happens to Black workers comes to afflict all of America.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2025

But this is not the sort of series that will leave evil unpunished or afflict the good with senseless tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024

I sometimes wonder which of these will afflict me, later; because I know one of them will.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

This isn’t unique to religion—it afflicts any organization that produces collective goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

But if Ireland’s radically asymmetrical relationship with the U.S. is distinctive, the crisis it represents is global and afflicts many other small and medium-size nations.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2025

To get coverage they need support, and to get support they need coverage - the vicious circle that afflicts all but the two main parties in Westminster.

From BBC ● May 31, 2024

This language disorder afflicts more than 1 in 300 Americans each year, including Wendy Williams and Bruce Willis.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024

It could certainly make sure that everyone had equal wealth—but that would just add to the plague of boredom that afflicts the immortal.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Even before the incident with Verstappen, Russell was afflicted on his final run by a water leak, which was spraying water on to his rear tyres.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Some of us are afflicted with longer memories of Broadway’s best than the instant sensation TikTok generation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

The United States said it would not allow anyone afflicted with the virus to enter the country.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

“Because policymaking and decision-making in America are afflicted by a kind of institutional instability, we witness frequent changes in positions,” he said, according to state media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

“Build us up where we’re tom down . . . Bless the sick and the afflicted . . .” It was the usual prayer.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

He explains how he believes Alcaraz’s tragic death likely came to be and how officers have become desensitized to issues afflicting America’s prisons.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

In 2005, Boeing agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that pollutants from the hilltop lab were responsible for range of cancers, auto-immune disorders and tumors afflicting nearby residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

What follows are the factors afflicting each region or market.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026

Many of the forces weighing on downtown Dallas—from remote work to homelessness—are afflicting other urban core neighborhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

The conference ended with the passing of a multitude of resolutions dealing with China, India, Germany, Japan, and conditions afflicting various parts of the earth.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright