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effectively

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


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Courts were limited in what remedies they could order once those cuts were effectively final.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

That effort has effectively been put to bed, as Menendez concluded that Congress never intended to allow the AG to access voter records and papers that state election officials create.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

It’s a “collaborative, modern, and holistic approach” that will effectively protect and restore the Bay-Delta ecosystem, said Stephen Pang, state relations advocate for the Assn. of California Water Agencies, which represents about 470 public agencies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

And he praised the use of drones to identify wildfire hot spots and said resources had to be ensured to support "newer technologies which will mean that we can tackle wildfires more effectively".

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The old Antifederalist coalition that Madison had opposed so effectively at the Virginia ratifying convention in 1788 believed with some justification that their cause had never really been defeated, merely outmaneuvered.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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