effect
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Over the years, governments have attempted to tackle the problem, even deploying the military, to little effect.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
By comparison, the Chang'e 6 site on the far side showed no evidence of receiving the same protective effect.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
I hope my epitaph says something to the effect that I lived life to the fullest, taking advantage of every single moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
If the tariffs do take effect, what would they apply to?
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
But Picasso has abandoned any sense of perspective, and the effect is shocking.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Researchers say more studies are needed to clarify the caffeine content and cardiovascular effects of these other products.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
The three episodes track the stories of a teenage boy, a successful businesswoman and a soldier in the nearby town of Herculaneum, with a sprawling cast and special effects bringing those scenes to life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
As the effects of human-induced climate change continue, the Met Office expects our summers to become hotter and drier, external in the future.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Researchers found no adverse effects associated with the treatment.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Finally, assign a narrator, speaking or acting parts, and along with your instruments and sound effects, you have a complete performance that incorporates music composition and creativity along with language arts and theater.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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
Rather than fight, Nicolls and Stuyvesant effected a merger.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025
Over the years, habitat loss, poaching and collisions with overhead power lines have effected great Indian bustards.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024
In the end, Musk dictated the Grant’s terms, and the committee effected those wishes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
But finally, with a shrug and a worried “Ai, Chihuahua,” he climbed behind the wheel and effected another U-tum.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Working with the Rock Liberation Front offers the only clear means for effecting change.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025
You see, with every other officer excluded under the provision, the state official or state court effecting that exclusion would feel the political costs of their decision alone.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2023
We are "committed to effecting a seamless transition as we prepare to join Deloitte," the memo said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 10, 2023
The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were effecting and infecting.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2023
For effecting this object he fell on the expedient of imprisoning them, on pretence of their being spies.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis by Dods, Marcus
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