ineffective
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For example, one form of a medication could successfully treat a disease, while its mirror-image counterpart might be ineffective or even harmful.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
The company disputes claims that training was ineffective.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The detectors can also be ineffective as a new crop of AI "humanizing" tools emerges that rewrite AI-generated text to make it appear more human-like, researchers warn.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Proponents of the measure say the current system of overseeing public works is ineffective because responsibility is spread among multiple officials, commissions, agencies and bureaus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Only androids show up with false memory systems; it’s been found ineffective in humans.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing ineffective
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: in-, im-, il-, ir-
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