effective
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The Met has argued it needs new technology to remain effective amid staffing cutbacks.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Had it heeded a more malevolent sensibility than an instinct to overexplain, it might have been more ruthlessly effective at yucking our yum for road trips.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Genetic risk can be detected, but there’s no effective treatment or cure.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Eli Lilly’s next-generation weekly weight-loss shot may be more effective than Zepbound or bariatric surgery, which has long been the gold standard for weight loss.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Jupiter was very effective when he once roused himself.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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