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inefficacy

[in-ef-i-kuh-see] / ɪnˈɛf ɪ kə si /


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The process is often triggered by post-approval studies showing inefficacy, according to Harvard Law professor I. Glenn Cohen.

From Reuters Mar. 23, 2023

He seemed to think he could figure this out, make the kind of adjustment he has made so many times before in a career defined by his ability to stave off long stretches of inefficacy.

From Washington Post Oct. 7, 2022

As Luther’s claims about the inefficacy of indulgences spread, with help from the new Gutenberg printing press, so did the idea of the solas, which formed the basis of the Reformation.

From The New Yorker Aug. 5, 2019

He also became convinced of the inefficacy of Congressional oversight of the agency.

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2014

You know too well, Sir, the character of the Barbary States, and their policy, to be ignorant of the inefficacy and dangers of such a measure.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I by Sparks, Jared




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