effective
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The most effective antipoverty work usually happens when people in local parishes tackle local problems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
In a website statement, WellBN said it recognised "the seriousness and sensitivity of the matters raised" and that its priority remained providing "compassionate, safe and effective care for all patients".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
In Mexico, where microfinance lenders have come under fire for charging effective annual interest rates above 400%, a popular lender, Consejo de Asistencia al Microemprendedor, went into liquidation last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The author argues that these particles may have been among the most effective MN-zymes and could have occupied a central place in the evolutionary history of nanozymes during the OoL on Earth.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Ne-kah-e-se-y would coolly draw his bow and arrow, which the Osage considered more effective than a bullet.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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