ineffective
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It’s also ineffective and inhumane, he argued, because people arrested will simply end up back on the streets.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"Environmental impact assessments and oversight mechanisms are now completely ineffective," he told AFP.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Each new prescription generates a billable visit, while tapering a patient off an ineffective drug takes time, monitoring and follow-up, which the billing system frequently doesn’t reimburse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
"Our findings suggest that this may be an example of what is known as a medical reversal, where broadly used therapy proves ineffective or even harmful."
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
Apparently, whatever medicines they found in the Cornucopia have been ineffective.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing ineffective
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: in-, im-, il-, ir-
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