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effect

[ih-fekt] / ɪˈfɛkt /




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Many people undergoing chemotherapy experience a frustrating side effect often called "chemo brain."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

You might think that there would be a corresponding positive effect for the stock markets of countries whose teams win an elimination-stage match.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

A 2022 Times review of those reports showed that since 2001, when the veterinarian law went into effect, more than 125 animal injuries were reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Naming the entities and executives behind these networks compounds the effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In effect, Howie Hubler was betting that some of the triple-B-rated subprime bonds would go bad, but not all of them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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