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as in affected
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
the tragic loss of his father impacted the boy for the rest of his life
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as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the damage sustained when a car going 40 miles an hour impacts with a brick wall
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as in rooted
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the bullet was found impacted in the police officer's protective vest
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Recent Examples of impacted
Jason W. Lloren, SFChronicle.com, 6 Apr. 2020
Sloane called on health officials to start collecting race and ethnicity data on COVID-19 patients, to identify those communities most impacted and direct intervention methods to them.
—Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com, 5 Apr. 2020
Knowing which communities are most impacted allows public health officials to tailor their messaging to overcome the distrust of black residents.
—Akilah Johnson, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2020
Pope Francis prayed for an end to the coronavirus pandemic on Friday in front of an empty St. Peter's Square, as Italy continues to remain one of the most impacted regions in the world.
—Fox News, 27 Mar. 2020
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The city’s health department has been slow to test people in an impacted unit and inconsistent in enforcing a quarantine.
—Jason W. Lloren, SFChronicle.com, 6 Apr. 2020
Sloane called on health officials to start collecting race and ethnicity data on COVID-19 patients, to identify those communities most impacted and direct intervention methods to them.
—Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com, 5 Apr. 2020
Knowing which communities are most impacted allows public health officials to tailor their messaging to overcome the distrust of black residents.
—Akilah Johnson, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2020
Pope Francis prayed for an end to the coronavirus pandemic on Friday in front of an empty St. Peter's Square, as Italy continues to remain one of the most impacted regions in the world.
—Fox News, 27 Mar. 2020
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In this gallery, Robert L. Cunningham, who served on over 100 missions as an embedded photographer with U.S. troops in Afghanistan, shows us the more personal side of combat with photos drawn from his book, Afghanistan on the Bounce, featuring text by Steven Hartov.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Feb. 2016
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In hindsight, Wayne notes that the pivot to embedded insurance was a critical turning point, one that required the humility to rethink the company’s direction entirely.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Reach out to your waste collection company to see how the service for your address is affected.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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In the past, the state's transportation and electricity infrastructure has been severely affected by extreme cold events.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Given his lower cross volume, last season’s most common crossing pass cluster has been bumped down the list, with Liverpool’s No 66 more likely to engage in sideways or backwards passes as part of his distribution diet.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024
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After the Detroit Pistons got a bucket in the third quarter, Paul Reed bumped into Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
20 Dec. 2024
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What's New Several drones collided midair during a holiday drone show at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday evening, and fell into the crowd below, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has confirmed.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Several small drones collided and then fell into a crowd at a holiday drone show in Florida on Saturday night, the Federal Aviation Administration said.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2024
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And those four opponents have lodged four of the five top shooting performances against Maryland.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2025
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Pictures shared on social media by the Omaha Fire Department showed the stuck truck with its nose lodged in the sinkhole and its rear wheels lifted off the ground.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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Councilmember Bob Holden slammed Hochul for this, arguing that the city and state simply need to enforce existing laws instead of changing them.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
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The statement sparked outrage with GOP lawmakers, who slammed Allstate for not explicitly condemning terrorism.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Jan. 2025
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In 2004, a team of researchers found that the best any algorithm could do for the library sorting problem—in other words, the ultimate lower bound—was log n.—
Steve Nadis,
WIRED,
16 Feb. 2025
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Few people understood—or even witnessed—his great work, bursting at the seams of two bound volumes.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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In the video, O'Leary wailed after the metal object hit him in the chest.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Bellinger has pulled the ball at a 45% clip throughout his career, and he’s hit flyballs 44.3% of the time.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Impacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacted. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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