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The phrase "affected the course" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe how something has influenced or changed the direction or outcome of a situation or event.
Example: "The unexpected storm affected the course of the race, forcing organizers to alter the route."
Alternatives: "influenced the trajectory" or "changed the path".
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So the cameras really affected the course of justice.
Other changes affected the course of the state's development.
How 20th-century presidential marriages affected the course of American history.
It is difficult to know if her "political" swims have affected the course of history.
SkyTruth has also affected the course of mountaintop removal coal mining.
Some people even theorize that the loss of teeth in a hockey game affected the course of scientific history.
How 20th-century presidential marriages -- from the Wilsons' to the Clintons' -- affected the course of American history.
If, perish the thought, he'd died in 1938, he would still have affected the course of country music.
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The right rhetorical style can still affect the course of events.
"We need to understand how inflammation affects the course of Alzheimer's.
But his power to cause controversy and affect the course of politics persisted.
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