effect
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The weather service said that a flood advisory was in effect until 1 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Among the proteins examined, SET stood out because blocking it had such a strong effect on tumor formation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
I was the first of my friends to abandon the app, but ironically, there was an unexpected positive effect of having trial-run Finch: I became actually committed to self-care.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
For someone who grew up in China, where religion is tightly managed by the state, the effect is quietly disorienting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Whether his kindness had been a ploy, a plot, or whether it had been sincere, the effect was the same.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Why it’s worth seeing: While its subject matter is disturbing, the film offers an evenhanded look at the effects of trauma on a child, and Reeves delivers an astounding performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
That finding is particularly relevant because people with diabetes and other metabolic disorders may deliberately choose products labeled "sugar free" in an effort to avoid the health effects associated with table sugar.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Despite the storm’s core remaining hundreds of miles from the L.A. coast, its effects still hit the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
It said "loss of or disturbance" to roosts, external in trees on the grounds, which provide shelter for bats, would result in "adverse effects" on the local populations of two common and widespread species.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
One interesting aspect of Greek modes is that different modes were considered to have very different effects, not only on a person's mood, but even on character and morality.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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The deal will be effected through a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under United Kingdom law, requiring a 75% majority vote from Allfunds shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Over the years, habitat loss, poaching and collisions with overhead power lines have effected great Indian bustards.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024
The spokesperson urged all those effected by Hurricane Helene to apply for assistance.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
In the end, Musk dictated the Grant’s terms, and the committee effected those wishes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
But finally, with a shrug and a worried “Ai, Chihuahua,” he climbed behind the wheel and effected another U-tum.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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Working with the Rock Liberation Front offers the only clear means for effecting change.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025
Buchan has not just achieved a clean-up in his own back yard - he is effecting change across great swathes of an enormous country.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024
Toranaga names Blackthorne hatamoto, an honorific indicating high status earned through his courage in effecting Toranaga’s escape.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
You see, with every other officer excluded under the provision, the state official or state court effecting that exclusion would feel the political costs of their decision alone.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2023
His friend the Major, however, took means to frustrate all such plans, and seemed equally careful to prevent Mr. Mowle from effecting his object, and to guard against his being discovered by the other smugglers.
From The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
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