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efficacy

[ef-i-kuh-see] / ˈɛf ɪ kə si /


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Sanofi said it would stop a late-stage study of an experimental treatment for a rare immune disorder after concluding the drug was unlikely to deliver sufficient efficacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The analysts at Citi also highlighted what they said were real-world signals of waning efficacy in Wegovy pill as roughly a quarter to a third of patients are no longer losing weight.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“The unique advantage Tesla has, and unmatched at an industrial-level scale, is the degree of vertical integration…across all the hardware plus software products it builds, combined with the efficacy and speed of technology development.”

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Leaving efficacy to doctors would help Americans lead longer, healthier lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

In this domain, the prize for efficacy goes to the Cantonese dialect of Chinese, whose brevity grants residents of Hong Kong a rocketing memory span of about 10 digits.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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