effective
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The company also received a violation for allegedly failing to “implement and effective written injury and illness prevention program” in accordance with state law.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
“Are they more effective as a result? Yes.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
"So the idea of a biomechanical intervention is not new, but there have not been randomized, placebo-controlled studies to show that they're effective."
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
But Institute chief executive Prof Siddarthan Chandran says it is possible that even one of them could also be effective in the brain and we just don't know it yet.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Cecilia asked innocently, her face twisted into an indignant expression that was too fake to be effective.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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