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effectively

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


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This interaction lowers the energy of the superconducting state, making superconductivity more stable and effectively strengthening it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Smith denied this, and Schmitt grinned as if he’d just effectively locked Smith in jail forever on perjury charges.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

“It doesn’t need to be the New York Philharmonic in the operating room, but as a system for communicating information effectively, music has a lot to teach us.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The pair were freed early after Hall shouted the emergency word "Haggis!" – effectively a Scottish version of "I'm a celebrity get me out of here!" - because she was visibly uncomfortable being buried alive.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Why pay 2 percent a year to bet directly against triple-B-rated bonds when they could pay 0.5 percent a year to make effectively the same bet against the double-A-rated slice of the CDO?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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