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Recent Examples of ineffectively
Not Hiring Or Managing Staff Effectively One of the reasons why having operating capital up front is so critical is that not hiring enough staff members or managing them ineffectively can be the biggest nail in a franchise's downfall.
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Seth Lederman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Seth Lederman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffectively
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Elsewhere, investors have piled into safer bets this year as uncertainly and geopolitical tensions remained high.—
Hugh Leask,Tasmin Lockwood,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Dec. 2025
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My mother paused uncertainly mid-step with her hands outstretched toward Elna’s suitcases.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
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The shallow freshwater coursed lazily among the sawgrass, the water stretching from the Atlantic Coastal Ridge to the east to the highlands of what is now part of the Big Cypress National Preserve to the west.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The account regularly shares videos of the siblings doing everything together, from snoozing lazily or causing the typical golden retriever mischief.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Ineffectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffectively. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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