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effect

[ih-fekt] / ɪˈfɛkt /




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Many people undergoing chemotherapy experience a frustrating side effect often called "chemo brain."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The tax, which was championed by a coalition of healthcare advocates, takes effect Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But the researchers found no evidence of this second, positive effect.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

To see what effect inventory transparency had over longer periods, the researchers ran the same experiment with about 1.2 million Instacart shoppers over six months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The bowler was somewhat old-fashioned, but for an elderly Chinese man who persisted in wearing a changshan, the effect was oddly charming.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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