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ineffective

[in-i-fek-tiv] / ˌɪn ɪˈfɛk tɪv /


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That finding is important because the reduction in D3 should not be confused with evidence that D2 is ineffective.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 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

These details emerged more than a decade later in a court hearing reviewing her case, when a new team of lawyers claimed ineffective assistance of counsel, a claim that was denied by the judge.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Those proved to be ineffective, but by then Kuzichkin—whom the British code-named “Redwood” because of his height—was already delivering a trove of secrets while still holding on to his KGB job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Their poor lean-tos, made of haphazardly heaped palm fronds, were so ineffective against rain and insects that the typical band member “undergoes many a sleepless night during the year.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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