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effect

[ih-fekt] / ɪˈfɛkt /




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Earlier in 2026 there was talk in the markets to the effect that some SoftBank insiders were questioning the wisdom of its chief executive’s unwavering commitment to OpenAI.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

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

Unlike Mexico, Greer said, Canada “has a different approach to the United States. They have some retaliatory tariffs still in effect, and that makes it a problem for us to negotiate.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

As Agatha Swanburne herself once remarked, “So many cupcakes, so little time”—an unfortunate mathematical ratio that remains in effect to this very day.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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