affairs
Britishplural noun
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personal or business interests
his affairs were in disorder
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matters of public interest
current affairs
Vocabulary lists containing affairs
Example Sentences
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Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer, said “doomers” peddling worst-case scenarios, lingering anger at social-media companies and negative media coverage have fueled poor sentiment in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
But in recent years, print sales in such categories as biography, current affairs and business and economics—what publishers refer to as “serious nonfiction” and which tend to resonate especially with men—have fallen considerably.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Mitt Walker, director of national affairs at the Alabama Farmers Federation, says the region’s farmers are under “significant strain.”
From Salon • May 15, 2026
Rubio was addressing Joey Freeman, the vice president of state affairs for the LA28 Organizing Committee, who testified before lawmakers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
I am sorry that I had to be away so long to-day; but you will, I know, forgive one who has so many important affairs in hand.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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