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effectiveness

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




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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has said it would "periodically review" its effectiveness "to ensure that it is fit for purpose".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

There are signs that his army’s methods are losing even their limited effectiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

We didn’t need to test the effectiveness of symptom relief.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

For the deputy, that success confirmed the effectiveness of a system he had persuaded the department to adopt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The psychologist Nalini Ambady once gave students three ten-second videotapes of a teacher—with the sound turned off—and found they had no difficulty at all coming up with a rating of the teacher’s effectiveness.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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