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effectively

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


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In Italy, Naples is effectively paralyzed by truckers protesting over fuel costs, and the government announced 175 million euros—about $196 million—in new aid for the trucking, farming and fishing industries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

McVay and Snead have effectively built a culture of arrogance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

That’s because they work as a form of life insurance, and those people who buy an annuity and die young effectively subsidize those who live to be very old.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The researchers suspect that the combination of nutrients in a balanced diet, along with an individual's overall health, may influence how effectively omega-3s support the brain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Franklin’s endorsement of the petition from the Pennsylvania Abolition Society effectively assured that the preferred Madisonian strategy—calmly receiving these requests, then banishing them to the congressional version of oblivion—was not going to work.

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


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