effectively
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These students say any effort by police to deter bullying or fights would be more effectively handled by counseling, fully staffed non-police adult supervision and staff trained in de-escalation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act effectively bans the import of any goods that can be tied to Xinjiang over human-rights concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Aston Villa and Tottenham effectively swapped places at either end of the table, with Villa rising up from the bottom three to finish in the top four and Spurs dropping to 17th.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
India, the world's third-largest buyer of oil, normally sources about half of its crude through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed since the beginning of the Middle East war.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Just about every major Wall Street investment bank was effectively run by its bond departments.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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4.3: Origins and Impact of the Western European Empires in the North Atlantic (Sources 1–9)
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