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This combined with nitrogen pollution and the upriver damming of the Ocklawaha River has adversely affected whole ecosystems.
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William McQuilkin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
These inequities more often adversely affect communities of color.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
In the longer term, Trump’s ploy to improve the federal workforce could adversely affect productivity if workers who are least qualified to find alternative employment are most likely to stay behind in search of employment stability.
—Christopher Wong Michaelson and Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Other Management Strategies Certain lifestyle factors can adversely affect your mental health.
—Ashley Olivine, Ph.d., Mph, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2025
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William McQuilkin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
These inequities more often adversely affect communities of color.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
In the longer term, Trump’s ploy to improve the federal workforce could adversely affect productivity if workers who are least qualified to find alternative employment are most likely to stay behind in search of employment stability.
—Christopher Wong Michaelson and Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Other Management Strategies Certain lifestyle factors can adversely affect your mental health.
—Ashley Olivine, Ph.d., Mph, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Adversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adversely. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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