effect
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For example, what effect would withdrawing an additional $2,200 a month from your portfolio have over the next 25 years if it allowed your wife to delay claiming Social Security?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Higher inflation has a particularly pernicious effect on U.S. households.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
During the 2024 campaign, while Kamala Harris campaigned with Cardi B, Mr. Trump enlisted the better-known nonentertainer Elon Musk to great effect at rallies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
In Greece, a ban for children under the age of 15 is set to take effect in January.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 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
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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