effective
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A mix of new weapons could also prove more effective, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Succeeding him, effective immediately, is Takis Georgakopoulos, who has been with the company since late 2024 and most recently served as a co-president focused on technology and merchant solutions.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
It’s just that it needs more direct attention from the media, and then I think the activist community that works on these issues hasn’t been very effective.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
In healthy soils, these fungal networks can expand the effective foraging area of plant roots by up to 100 times and provide > 80 percent of a plant's phosphorous needs.
From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026
I bought a new shotgun, which I always kept at hand, and the Walmart in Wasilla started carrying an anti-bear spray that was very effective, which I carried in a holster on my belt.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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