effectiveness
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The result was a major jump in effectiveness, from about 70% mortality with insecticide alone to more than 95% when pinene was added.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
One example is extensive, independent testing to ensure the effectiveness and reliability of critical systems, which can mean life or death for servicemembers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
According to media reports, the study used hospital patients’ vaccination status to calculate the success of the season’s vaccine, a method long used to determine flu vaccine effectiveness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
It claimed "stopping full-time pay for part-time work... could increase capacity and the effectiveness of current staff and allow for headcount reduction", which would "save around £270,000".
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
According to a study done by one advertising research firm, whenever there are at least four different 15-second commercials in a two-and-a-half-minute commercial time-out, the effectiveness of any one 15-second ad sinks to almost zero.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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