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effectively

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


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However, that larger payment continues every year for the rest of a person’s life and is adjusted for inflation, effectively functioning like a low-risk annuity.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Another challenge involved identifying compounds small enough to cross the blood-brain barrier so they could reach the brain effectively.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Chinese vehicles are effectively locked out of the U.S. market because of stiff tariffs and national-security concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Iran responded by attacking Israel and US-allied states in the Gulf, and effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • May 25, 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




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