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effect

[ih-fekt] / ɪˈfɛkt /




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The policy will remain in effect until at least Jan. 29, 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

"But another effect comes into play at the same time."

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

A wave of artificial-intelligence adoption has come with an undesirable side effect: An explosion of cyberthreats.

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

The Myles Garrett effect is not confined to the defense.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

He pawed sluggishly at the floating ice like he wanted to go even deeper, but the tranquilizers were already taking effect.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Further investigation revealed how TRF2 produces these effects.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

Unicorns' effects can also be felt across the local economy, said Karolina Urbonaite, the head of Startup Lithuania, a government institution which supports the country's startup ecosystem.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

"What we are seeing are the effects of climate change and it is catastrophic," said Galvin.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

AI’s positive effects extend to consumer gains beyond purchases and nonmarket goods, too, which are left out of GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

This kind of brain surgery is strictly a last resort to save a patient's life, because even if the operation goes well, the risk of side effects is high.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Later on Wednesday, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the president will raise the global tariff to 15% in the coming days "where appropriate" but did not name which countries would be effected.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 31, 2024

Charlie Casa, a manager at the electricity company Ergon Energy, said almost 40,000 customers were without power Thursday, with the Port Douglas, Daintree and Mossman regions the worst effected.

From Seattle Times Dec. 13, 2023

But finally, with a shrug and a worried “Ai, Chihuahua,” he climbed behind the wheel and effected another U-tum.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Working with the Rock Liberation Front offers the only clear means for effecting change.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2025

"You have companies that are reasonably similar, so when growth rates change it is effecting quite a few companies in a similar way," he says.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2025

Toranaga names Blackthorne hatamoto, an honorific indicating high status earned through his courage in effecting Toranaga’s escape.

From New York Times Mar. 5, 2024

You see, with every other officer excluded under the provision, the state official or state court effecting that exclusion would feel the political costs of their decision alone.

From Slate Dec. 20, 2023

An aquatic fixed organism, however, may extend to a very great length, freely floating without effecting any such fresh attachment.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various




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