effect
Example Sentences
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If the tests are reinstated, the change would not take effect until the fall of 2028 at the earliest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
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
Trade Representative’s Office concluded one Section 301 investigation into forced labor, prop osing 10% to 12.5% tariffs on 60 economies, which are expected to take effect mid-July.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Here the effect is more like popping a balloon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“I already know: you’re going to say we all stay out of the AoE”—that was area of effect, aka damage zones—“and nobody dies.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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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