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Sentence 124

Before
A team of urologists at the University of California, San Francisco, discovered that regular exposure to hot tubs could adversely impact male fertility.

After
A team of urologists at the University of California, San Francisco, discovered that regular exposure to hot tubs could have an adverse impact on male fertility. 

Notes:
Please avoid using "impact" as a verb.


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