ineffective
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Additionally, McVay went to his usual bag of tricks, abandoning a successful running attack in favor of a tired and rusty Matt Stafford passing incessantly, being harassed and ineffective.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Some in Kyiv -- a city of three million people -- consider the security protocols ineffective, with experts suggesting a more flexible approach.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
In fact, what the race revealed were the weaknesses and limitations of an ineffective candidate who would have almost certainly flamed out in the general election.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
The breakwater that separates Ceuta from Morocco, long regarded as ineffective, was left just as it was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
One of the reasons he was so notoriously ineffective in debate was that argument itself offended him.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing ineffective
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: in-, im-, il-, ir-
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