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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

The tax, which was championed by a coalition of healthcare advocates, takes effect Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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

Instead I said, “Did you see how they made Margery and George appear as ghosts at the end? I’ve never seen that effect before. I wonder how they did it.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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