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effect

[ih-fekt] / ɪˈfɛkt /




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A robot that looks human but behaves differently is creepy, an effect known as the uncanny valley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The models successfully reproduced the general asymmetry caused by temperature differences, but the observed effect was stronger than predicted.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

For example, what effect would withdrawing an additional $2,200 a month from your portfolio have over the next 25 years if it allowed your wife to delay claiming Social Security?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

This tech would allow artists on a remote stage to see, hear and respond to the theater audience, in effect turning your local cinema into a stadium, the companies said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

An epileptic seizure creates the same effect as shivering in icy water.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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