be effective
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The system must also undergo prospective testing, particularly among people at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, before researchers can determine whether it will be effective in everyday clinical practice.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
The position of AI leaders like Amodei is that allowing a time lag in the case of artificial intelligence might leave it too late for regulation to be effective.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
“To be effective in the Senate, you need knowledge, experience, seniority and relationships,” she said Tuesday in her first debate against Jackson, the former Maine Senate president.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
It returns and returns, more than three-dozen times, like an incantation—repetition being, for O’Neill, a dramatic device that can be effective if sometimes trying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Most classes are out at three, but it’s not gonna be effective if we wait until after that.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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