effected

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External ritual gave way to interior experience, and this inward turn, Mr. Persico tells us, effected “one of the most momentous revolutions” in the history of the West.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Over the years, habitat loss, poaching and collisions with overhead power lines have effected great Indian bustards.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

In the end, Musk dictated the Grant’s terms, and the committee effected those wishes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Berkshire’s attorney Craig Lavoie argued that it’s crucial to block a sale next year because it will be hard to determine just how much Pilot’s earnings have been effected by the alleged bribes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Children can feel, but they cannot analyse their feelings; and if the analysis is partially effected in thought, they know not how to express the result of the process in words.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë