effective
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A Red Sea crisis deepens as the Saudi East-West pipeline is shut down and the Houthis grab effective control of the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
He also addressed the accusations of antisemitism, writing that "one of the most effective ways to enforce silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“The effective White House ban of Mythos 5 & Fable 5 this summer demonstrated that export-control laws already provide an effective policy ‘kill switch,’” Kaminski wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
And singing along with them can be one of the more effective natural and entirely free antidepressants around.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Balderdash was not only a fun word to say but an effective one.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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