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effectively

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


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Effectively none of the company’s seat growth this year will be in the main cabin, Chief Executive Ed Bastian said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Effectively a new mini-tournament now begins, with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and New Zealand to face.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Effectively, they are the difference between a quarterback making a pass or getting tackled.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Effectively transforming "traditional" waste materials into reusable materials remains critical.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

Effectively, Osiris and Isis are considered as king and queen of the Amenti—the region of the West—the mansion of the dead, of the ancestors.

From Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa by Le Plongeon, Augustus




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