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effectively

[ih-fek-tiv-lee, ee-fek‐] / ɪˈfɛk tɪv li, iˈfɛk‐ /


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Your $40 bid may be the market and you might effectively snap up the stock at a steal.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Fury returned from his fifth retirement with what was effectively a warm-up against Makhmudov, while Joshua has only fought YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in the past 18 months.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

For these therapies to work effectively, they must be given early in the disease process.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

In 1941, Denmark’s ambassador to Washington, Henrik Kauffmann, signed an agreement behind his government’s back that allowed the U.S. to establish defense bases in Greenland, effectively turning the island into an American protectorate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

I failed to realize that intelligence tests effectively muck with both your past and your future, clarifying a lifetime of bad choices and setting you up for the inevitability of future failure.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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