affect
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Key factors to consider include fees — like investment and account management costs — as well as the available investment options, which will affect how the account grows over time.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
That doesn’t mean it never will, but it does suggest that the more sober takes on how—and how soon—the technology will affect our daily lives are closer to reality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
But for me to try to compete at the top level, I need to get my frustration out or else it's going to affect my performance.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Anthropic said in an online post that fast growth is straining its infrastructure, which can affect reliability and performance for free and paid users.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
In the early 1620s, as the Thirty Years War temporarily shifted in favour of the Catholic side, the political situation in Italy changed in ways that would affect Galileo dramatically.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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