effect
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GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are having the same effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Their results showed a direct cause and effect link between faulty mitochondrial activity and cognitive symptoms associated with neurodegenerative disease.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
Without direct effect, the courts could only issue a "Declaration of Incompatibility", which is essentially a note to MPs warning that the UK is in breach of its international obligations.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Gale warnings are in effect this weekend for outer waters, the inner waters along the Central Coast and the Santa Barbara Channel, forecasters said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
“This war is Hitler’s fault. My displacement, Hitler’s fault. This gas mask I carry at all times”—I raise my voice for full effect —“Hitler’s fault!”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing effect
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 1
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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