ineffectively

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Cycles of great-power rivalry, where leading states grasped ineffectively for hegemony, shaped the emergence of both dynastic empires and modern nations while testing statesmen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Well, Kirby is the exact opposite — at times, he’s become ineffectively in command.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2023

After ineffectively launching the program, the audit said, the number of fatalities rose in nearly every subsequent year.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

But his schizophrenia remained ineffectively treated until 2016.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Unable to muster the commanding vitality of their predecessors, the priestly leadership responded ineffectively, even counterproductively.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann