effective
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The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is the most effective protection from measles, according to the public health department.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Would it be just as effective to do one intense 30 minute workout each week instead of several shorter sessions spread across multiple days?
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
The next stage, Matthews explains, is to measure how effective it is in helping women, with the hope it will be rolled out across the NHS.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Khristof Oborski, Campus Guardian Angel's director of tactical operations, said the firm's CEO Bill King observed that small drones were highly effective in attacks on the battlefield in the war in Ukraine.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
"I had to find a way to do it. In the country itself I was unable to do any effective work. So, therefore, I had to find a way to leave the country."
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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