effect
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BP said its board unanimously decided to remove Albert Manifold as chair, as well as a director, with immediate effect, citing “serious concerns raised to the Board related to important governance standards, oversight and conduct.”
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
She added that there are likely several factors contributing to the effect she and her colleagues observed.
From Salon • May 26, 2026
Joshua Joseph, the chief AI scientist at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center, compared the effect to a social-media feed and the way a few posts you linger on can quietly reshape everything you see afterward.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Mice without the mutation showed the opposite effect, highlighting a delicate balance between cholesterol circulating in the blood and fat stored in the liver.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
On November 11, 1918, shortly after five a.m., the two sides signed an armistice agreement that would go into effect at eleven that morning.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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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