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effectively

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


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The Braves are suddenly running the ball effectively with Maliq Allen, who rushed for 180 yards last week, the most by a Brave since the 2021 season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"If she could build and manipulate the trust of adults across an entire community so effectively, think about how little power babies and young children had behind those closed doors."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

India, the world's third-largest buyer of oil, normally sources about half of its crude through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed since the beginning of the Middle East war.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

This effectively turns a Monte dei Paschi shareholder vote due to take place later this month into a referendum on the competing proposals, Pratas says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

If they paid four times less to make what was effectively the same bet against triple-B-rated subprime mortgage bonds, they could afford to make four times more of it.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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