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ineffective

[in-i-fek-tiv] / ˌɪn ɪˈfɛk tɪv /


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"Environmental impact assessments and oversight mechanisms are now completely ineffective," he told AFP.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

So lethal in the team’s first-round win over Edmonton and so ineffective in the first three games of this series, the power play finally clicked, with Beckett Sennecke and Alex Killorn scoring on the man-advantage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Each new prescription generates a billable visit, while tapering a patient off an ineffective drug takes time, monitoring and follow-up, which the billing system frequently doesn’t reimburse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

"My democratic right to vote has been taken away from me by a quite obviously ineffective process," he said.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

For me, nonviolence was not a moral principle but a strategy; there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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