effective
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The vaccine must still undergo clinical trials to determine whether it is safe and effective in people.
From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026
"Obviously that's not going to be the case for everyone, but it's an effective way to fund yourself."
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
One of the most effective ways to prevent future financial mistakes is to set rules of thumb, she noted.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
Monetary policy is also becoming less effective in shaping longer-term interest rates.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
If the seams in the Adams-Jefferson collaboration were the source of its magic, the Jefferson-Madison alliance was seamless, and therefore less magical than smoothly and silently effective.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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