effectively

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The cap would effectively reset A’s to Harvard’s 2011 levels, says the proposal, which applies to the undergrad college.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The vital waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil previously traversed, has been effectively closed since the start of the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Iran has effectively blocked the strait - one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels - leading to soaring wholesale oil and gas prices.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Jennifer Kavanagh, director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities, said that Trump is effectively prevented from leaving NATO.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

This effectively meant that Foaly could tune the bio-bomb to blue-rinse only Fowl Manor and not one blade of grass more, plus the building would be radiation-free in under a minute.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer