ineffective
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It’s also ineffective and inhumane, he argued, because people arrested will simply end up back on the streets.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"Environmental impact assessments and oversight mechanisms are now completely ineffective," he told AFP.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
But the bans have become ineffective due to lax enforcement and because private-equity firms have devised workarounds to get economic and operational control of medical practices without violating the laws, Rooke-Ley said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
However, Duncan Smith said self-regulation had "proven ineffective across much of gambling policy" and called on the government to introduce "a robust regulatory framework with enforceable safeguards".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Not only did the mesmer prove ineffective, but the mysterious pair seemed to find it amusing.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Vocabulary lists containing ineffective
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: in-, im-, il-, ir-
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