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ineffective

[in-i-fek-tiv] / ˌɪn ɪˈfɛk tɪv /


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While travel agents see the incognito trick as an ineffective weapon, consumer advocates say it’s one of the few tools consumers have to protect themselves from surveillance pricing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

As post-conviction lawyers who now represent Carruthers have said, his trial performance was “singularly inept, ineffective, and disastrous.”

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Although fact-checking can be successful in establishing the facts among people who have not already made up their minds, it is generally ineffective among true believers.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Although Liverpool did end up having more bodies around their own box, their press was ineffective, meaning they conceded control of the ball and ultimately the game.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Not only did the mesmer prove ineffective, but the mysterious pair seemed to find it amusing.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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