afflict

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It makes for a wily and endearing tale, and in Adrian Nathan West’s excellent translation, the writing is remarkably untroubled by the stylistic sclerosis that can afflict writers with Vargas Llosa’s prestige.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 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

Where since the 1980s, Father John Moretta has counseled parishioners at Resurrection Church in Boyle Heights on the troubles that afflict their neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

Her purpose: “to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”

From Salon • Aug. 18, 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