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Discover LudwigThe phrase "pernicious effect" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that has a harmful or destructive impact. Example: The new policy had a pernicious effect on the company's revenue, leading to a significant decrease in profits.
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Still, the act also had a pernicious effect.
But they also have another pernicious effect – they contribute to rising income inequality.
This moral panic, masquerading as vigilant protection, has a pernicious effect upon society.
It is worse than that: it actually has a pernicious effect.
The mechanism for this pernicious effect is unclear, and indeed the findings themselves are controversial.
That does not absolve cholesterol of blame on the contrary, carnitine boosts cholesterol's pernicious effect.
High turnover has a potentially pernicious effect because it makes it easier for terrorists to get airport jobs.
"Students tell us that teachers don't always recognise the pernicious effect of some of this sexualised behaviour".
Perhaps the most pernicious effect of the status of economics in public life has been the hegemony of technocratic thinking.
But more important, surely, is the lingering and pernicious effect of race-related disparity in health and health care.
"It has a pernicious effect on our politics and on governing, because to govern, you need a mandate.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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