effectively
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The game was effectively over, but the visitors' suffering had only just begun.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Some current and former employees now say the firm relied too much on wealthy individuals for growth and has struggled to respond to the private-credit backlash effectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
It predicted that on this future date — less than a month from today — the human population would approach infinity and effectively annihilate itself.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
All seven candidates to lead the United Nations received a vote of "discourage," effectively a veto, from a permanent UN Security Council member in the latest informal poll, a diplomat said Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
“No, Reynard, in this case simplicity is essential. My Whisperer is designed to soothe troubled minds, and nothing soothes the mind more effectively than a simple answer to a complicated problem.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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