be effective
Example Sentences
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A combined company would be in a good position to accommodate that surge in demand and it could be effective in shielding customers from the spike, he said.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Amorim felt Casemiro - a five-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid - did not have the physical capabilities to be effective in the Premier League.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
If approved, it would be effective through November 2029.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Other rescue strategies, like moving the animals elsewhere or fencing them off from predators, are unfeasible or unlikely to be effective at saving the caribou.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
His lawyer is going to rely on his closing argument to win the case, and I don't think that's going to be effective unless he's very, very lucky.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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