effects

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But it also persuaded the musician, who'd previously written a song about the effects of quitting Prozac, to go back on medication – in this case, the antidepressant Lexapro.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

For investors, it likely helped that jet-fuel shortages and other real-world effects of the eight-week-old conflict still feel fairly distant in the U.S., even as they disrupt daily life elsewhere in the world.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

“We have to understand that for every action, there are second- and third-order effects that we could live to regret,” Arkansas Rep. Steve Womack, for example, told NBC News.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

But it may give important clues as to how willing the central bank is to look past rising inflation, mostly from energy prices and the accompanying knock-on effects.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Finally, assign a narrator, speaking or acting parts, and along with your instruments and sound effects, you have a complete performance that incorporates music composition and creativity along with language arts and theater.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin