effects
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The schools claim that dealing with the ill effects of social media has cost them money and resources, and that the platforms should be deemed a "public nuisance" and held liable for impacting children's well-being.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The effects can extend far beyond hearing itself.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
“It is perfectly possible that the indirect effects only feed through once and then fizzle out later.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The film may be short and sweet, but its effects are everlasting.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Among its less visible effects was to alarm greatly the three young men at Cornwall Capital who sat on what was for them an enormous pile of credit default swaps purchased mostly from Bear Stearns.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing effects
The Bill of Rights
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Girl in the Blue Coat
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