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effectiveness

[ih-fek-tiv-nis, ee-fek‐] / ɪˈfɛk tɪv nɪs, iˈfɛk‐ /




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It claimed "stopping full-time pay for part-time work... could increase capacity and the effectiveness of current staff and allow for headcount reduction", which would "save around £270,000".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Intense competition is pushing manufacturers to improve effectiveness while slashing costs, sometimes to less than $1,000 per unit, making them "affordable", Myronenko said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Nine biosimilars — which are FDA-approved drugs with the same safety, effectiveness and treatment benefits as the original drug — flooded the market at substantially lower prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Yet Novo Nordisk plans to avoid the mistakes that hurt it during the last round, and will seek to hold on to its early lead by emphasizing the effectiveness of its pill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He practices the things he has been taught, though it is difficult to gauge the effectiveness of his illusions on his own.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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