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inefficacy

[in-ef-i-kuh-see] / ɪnˈɛf ɪ kə si /


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The process is often triggered by post-approval studies showing inefficacy, according to Harvard Law professor I. Glenn Cohen.

From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2023

He seemed to think he could figure this out, make the kind of adjustment he has made so many times before in a career defined by his ability to stave off long stretches of inefficacy.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2022

As Luther’s claims about the inefficacy of indulgences spread, with help from the new Gutenberg printing press, so did the idea of the solas, which formed the basis of the Reformation.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 5, 2019

If they fail to account for the complexities of bots, they may pass laws at great risk of failure due to ambiguity and inefficacy.

From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2018

This bland acceptance of the meaninglessness and the inefficacy of beauty is habitual to most young professionals who wield pen or pencil.

From Personality in Literature by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James




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