effect
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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
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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
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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
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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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