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effectively

[ih-fek-tiv-lee, ee-fek‐] / ɪˈfɛk tɪv li, iˈfɛk‐ /


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Stella is already doing two jobs - alongside being team principal, he is effectively also technical director.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

A bounce-back in prices and renewed volatility were triggered by reports that said the Strait or Hormuz remains effectively closed and possibly primed for a toll on traffic collected by either Iran or the U.S..

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Male patients tended to preserve fat-free mass more effectively over the long term compared to female patients.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

He was born in Los Angeles to a white American mother and a Japanese father, the latter effectively disowning him while he was still in the womb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The “departure” that Blatch, other suffragist leaders, and particularly Alice Paul came up with was picketing, a tactic that Blatch and Paul had seen used effectively when they had aided British suffragists.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler