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The phrase "affecting the area" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the impact or influence of something on a specific location or region.
Example: "The recent construction project is affecting the area by increasing traffic congestion and noise levels."
Alternatives: "impacting the region" or "influencing the locality".
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Heavy storms were affecting the area.
Radar showed the storm's core with heavy downpours and damaging winds affecting the area from around Dothan, Ala .to Albany, Ga.
The SNRP is a normative document with prevalence over the national, regional and local laws affecting the area.
The letter includes an update on numerous environmental issues with a discussion of general concerns regarding pollution, proposed federal regulations affecting the area, and several pending legislative proposals.
Because the fire was several miles from any roads, he said, "most travelers, hikers and campers should not be directly affected, other than that we do have some smoke that is affecting the area, of course".
Catalonia's interior minister, Joan Boada, said the power cuts, caused by a fault in a high-tension cable, were affecting the area around Girona, 60 miles north of Barcelona.
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We looked at what causes these areas to have highly educated residents and how their education levels are affecting the areas' unemployment rates.
Desertification, land degradation and the advance of the Sahara also affect the area.
As a pair, they foreshadowed changes that would affect the area in the coming decades.
Lately, a drought has affected the area, which has become alarmingly dry.
Heavy rain and strong winds would affect the area starting Friday, causing flooding and power outages.
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