effected

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External ritual gave way to interior experience, and this inward turn, Mr. Persico tells us, effected “one of the most momentous revolutions” in the history of the West.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

The spokesperson urged all those effected by Hurricane Helene to apply for assistance.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

However, the spy agency did not name the firms effected and or suggest that North Korea was able to obtain anything of value.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2024

In the end, Musk dictated the Grant’s terms, and the committee effected those wishes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

It was so much worse than if it had been a physical sickness, for which a cause might be known, medicine given, a cure effected.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey