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Cutting carbon emissions is essential to limit future warming and avoid the most damaging effects of climate change.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Alzheimer's disease is best known for its effects on memory and thinking, but new research suggests that some symptoms may develop in a surprising place: outside the brain.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026
For some breast cancer survivors, the effects of treatment can linger long after their cancer care ends.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
Recent rainfall has counteracted the effects of drought on the waterway, through which five percent of global maritime trade passes.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
‘Even our Experimental Philosophers and Physicians find, that an experiment that hits ofttimes, quite misseth afterwards on other Subjects, and they know not why. A course of effects may oft come from unknown causes.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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