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ineffective

[in-i-fek-tiv] / ˌɪn ɪˈfɛk tɪv /


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"Environmental impact assessments and oversight mechanisms are now completely ineffective," he told AFP.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

But the bans have become ineffective due to lax enforcement and because private-equity firms have devised workarounds to get economic and operational control of medical practices without violating the laws, Rooke-Ley said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"My democratic right to vote has been taken away from me by a quite obviously ineffective process," he said.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

"Since LHS 3844 b lacks such a silicate crust, one may conclude that Earth-like plate tectonics does not apply to this planet, or it is ineffective," says Sebastian Zieba.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

But mainstream figures in science and the military disdained RW as ineffective, impractical, and immoral.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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