effect
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The effect on sentiment, the researchers find, comes not just from higher prices, but from how far and how often conditions have deviated from the relative stability that defined the prepandemic period.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Adding to the complexity, the fund reports leverage — borrowing against its assets — of 13%, which can boost returns if things go well but has the reverse effect if things go badly.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
A 2024 Pew Research survey found that 86% of Americans say small businesses have a positive effect on the country.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
One side effect of the attacks is that dozens of patients—some with confirmed Ebola infections—fled the clinics and returned to their homes, risking further spread of the disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
There was nothing official about that date, just a chance remark by Mrs. Floor to the effect that six months was the usual prison term for ration-card offenders.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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