affairs

/ əˈfɛəz /

plural noun

1. personal or business interests

   his affairs were in disorder

2. matters of public interest

   current affairs

Example Sentences

Attention now shifts to the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo meeting and a work conference focused on economic affairs later this month.

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The protests are often heated affairs - heavily policed, with counter protesters on the other side.

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Monday's meeting in Berlin will involve Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, German chancellor Friedrich Merz, as well as the Polish ministers of foreign affairs and defence, according to the Office of the Federal Chancellor.

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“The affairs have always been going on, but now they’re getting discovered,” said Sarah Moore Johnson, an estate-planning lawyer in Washington, D.C., with expertise on how DNA testing is affecting inheritance claims.

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Bluetongue virus is one element of a triple threat of animal diseases that, earlier this year, the agriculture environment and rural affairs minister warned the agri-food industry faced.

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