afflict
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We see the brothers standing in the center, unharmed; the flames reaching out to afflict everyone around them; and the observers on high looking perplexed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
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
These hot, dry, east-to-west winds caused by a high-pressure system are typical of the Santa Ana winds, which can afflict Southern California more than a dozen times per year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025
Her purpose: “to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2024
My questions found no answers, and my thoughts continued to torment me until I feared that madness was beguming to afflict my brain.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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