ineffective

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In the end, England's midfielders were too passive and easily controlled by Spain, while the usually explosive frontline of Alessia Russo, Lauren Hemp and Lauren James proved ineffective.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

I generally think of mood boards and visualization as ineffective or a bit “woo-woo,” but research suggests that imagining yourself older can increase your retirement savings.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

Capybara removals tend to be ineffective, Ibama, the environmental agency, wrote to me in an email, “since environmentally favorable areas are usually quickly reoccupied.”

From Slate • May 27, 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

At present our understanding is meager—probably because disarmament budgets have, since the time of Sargon of Akkad, been somewhere between ineffective and nonexistent.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan