effectiveness
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One example is extensive, independent testing to ensure the effectiveness and reliability of critical systems, which can mean life or death for servicemembers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
According to media reports, the study used hospital patients’ vaccination status to calculate the success of the season’s vaccine, a method long used to determine flu vaccine effectiveness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
It claimed "stopping full-time pay for part-time work... could increase capacity and the effectiveness of current staff and allow for headcount reduction", which would "save around £270,000".
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Intense competition is pushing manufacturers to improve effectiveness while slashing costs, sometimes to less than $1,000 per unit, making them "affordable", Myronenko said.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
The great joke about Puttenham, though, is that he survives not only for his work on rhetoric but as an instance of its effectiveness.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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