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effectively

[ih-fek-tiv-lee, ee-fek‐] / ɪˈfɛk tɪv li, iˈfɛk‐ /


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The British then effectively took control of the entire country.

From The Wall Street Journal

While OBR staff thought they had applied safeguards to prevent early publication, there were two errors in the way in which they were set up on the publishing platform WordPress that effectively bypassed these controls.

From BBC

Jennifer Norris, an attorney at the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, said the government’s actions now effectively render withholding of removal and protection under the anti-torture convention meaningless.

From Los Angeles Times

He said: "This group haven't made my community any safer for me. They've done the opposite and effectively put a target on my back."

From BBC

It is hard for governments and companies to respond to such disguised measures effectively and cohesively.

From The Wall Street Journal