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have an effect on something/somebody

Eating junk food will eventually have an effect on your health.

have the effect of doing something

The news had the effect of making everyone feel better.

produce an effect formal

If we combine these sounds, they produce an effect that is almost jazzy.

feel an effect (=notice it)

Small companies will feel the effect of the recession first.

lessen/reduce an effect (=make an effect smaller or less severe)

The government must take action to reduce the effects of pollution.

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cushion the effect of something (=make it less bad)

Lower mortgage rates will cushion the effect of rising house prices.

an effect lasts (=continues)

The effect of the drug lasts about six hours.

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