effect
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The Lebanese army went to work clearing Hezbollah positions and weapons caches in the south in an effort the U.S. and even Israel acknowledged was having an effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
On the federal level, Nigeria has approved green-friendly levies on heavy-engine vehicles, including gas-guzzling SUVs and trucks, set to go into effect in July.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Scientists have understood this effect for years, but experimentally demonstrating how to dramatically strengthen it has remained a challenge.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
One knock-on effect might be that farmers plant less for fear of losing crops to a strong El Niño, making its impact on ag commodity prices a self-fulfilling prophecy, Marex says.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
She blamed it on her condition, though in truth she was pretty sure the day had had that effect on her even before her first death.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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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