effectively

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But their inaction, she said, has effectively confirmed Essayli as U.S. attorney — and highlights “a real weakness in the system” that demands a legislative fix.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

He said he was prompted to take action after a parent described feeling they had effectively "lost their child" to a smartphone.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Replacement barrels are being offered at prices that effectively consume the forward refining margin before the crude even arrives, and European refiners can’t make money running those barrels through their systems, Rodriguez-Masiu adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

These challenges have pushed scientists to explore new ways to deliver therapies more effectively.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

This effectively meant that Foaly could tune the bio-bomb to blue-rinse only Fowl Manor and not one blade of grass more, plus the building would be radiation-free in under a minute.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer