afflicted; afflicting; afflicts
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The disease afflicts an estimated two million people every year.
the South was afflicted by a severe drought
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That’s largely the grim toll of the HIV disease that afflicts 8.4% of Malawi’s female population ages 15 to 49, and 6.7% of that age group overall, according to UNAIDS figures.
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John Corrigan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
But on a night like last night where they were afflicted by so many injuries and are seemingly discombobulated, being able to pull victory out of the jaws of defeat is amazing.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Though Buck was still afflicted at the end of the hour, Minear confirms that Buck did break the curse.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
Hastings has worked with environmental justice organizations in California’s Central Valley, a far more CAFO-dense, ultra-productive agricultural region where residents are afflicted by air and water pollution and terrible odors.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
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John Corrigan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
But on a night like last night where they were afflicted by so many injuries and are seemingly discombobulated, being able to pull victory out of the jaws of defeat is amazing.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Though Buck was still afflicted at the end of the hour, Minear confirms that Buck did break the curse.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
Hastings has worked with environmental justice organizations in California’s Central Valley, a far more CAFO-dense, ultra-productive agricultural region where residents are afflicted by air and water pollution and terrible odors.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Afflict.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afflict. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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afflict
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af·flict
ə-ˈflikt 
: to cause suffering or unhappiness to
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