Researchers studying orientation perception often cite the oblique effect when explaining why subjects identify horizontal and vertical lines more accurately than diagonal ones.

The new medication caused an unexpected side-effect, so the doctor adjusted the dosage.

The Cherenkov effect produced a faint blue glow around the reactor core that scientists used to map particle energies.

The scientist explained how the Cheerio effect causes small cereal pieces to cluster at the edge of a bowl.

The Venturi effect in the ventilation duct lowered the air pressure and increased the flow speed through the narrow section.

The lake-effect storm dumped several feet of snow on the shoreline overnight.

Some journalists have started using the term Stockholm effect to describe hostages' unexpected empathy toward their captors.

The nurse corrected the patient file where someone had written site-effect instead of side-effect.

Many readers mistook the term 'site effect' in the article for a new medical concept, not realizing it was meant to be 'side effect'.

The sudden factory closure had a significant flow on effect throughout the local supply chain.