is afflicting
- present progressive of afflict (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Silicosis, a disease caused by silica dust produced when workers cut and grind engineered stone, is afflicting workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
Climate change is not the only threat that is afflicting seals and other pinnipeds, the group of carnivorous aquatic mammals that includes seals and sea lions.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2023
From dry and cracked reservoirs in Spain to falling water levels on major arteries like the Danube, the Rhine and the Po, an unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
Britain is locked in the same economic vise of rising prices and lagging wage growth that is afflicting countries around the world.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
Now comes the difficult part: you must provoke the animal that is afflicting you.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
