effective
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"But we still haven't seen a single measure that is effective in reducing the number of tourists."
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Ireland is ending a three-year effective moratorium on new data centers, now requiring them to provide their own power sources.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Paracervical blocks are so effective that both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention support using them during IUD insertion.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has removed more than 10 million barrels a day of Middle Eastern oil from normal trade routes.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
This was the first effective use of poison gas in any war.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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