effect
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California had always permitted raw milk to be sold in stores, but Los Angeles County’s more stringent rules had, in effect, curbed its retail sales.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
According to the review, oleic acid encourages the body to store fats in forms that are metabolically less disruptive and have little effect on normal cellular function.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
Both decisions took effect immediately and came after The Pentagon earlier this month updated its list of Chinese businesses the U.S. has identified as aiding Beijing’s military.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
A particle pollution advisory issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District remains in effect through 12:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
The games were meant to show the various types of poetic meter: iambic pentameter, for example, which William Shakespeare used to marvelous effect in many of his poems and plays.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing effect
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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