as in inefficiency
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Recent Examples of ineffectiveness
See and assess your teams’ repetitive tasks, ineffectiveness and common delays.
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Shawn Chang,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
And his ineffectiveness as a poacher has been amplified by the performances of other big names in the competition’s opening week.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
18 June 2026
That statement stood in stark contrast to the longstanding stodginess of the Kings, which dissipated into flat-out ineffectiveness under Jim Hiller for three quarters of last season until he was sacked.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
Brunson’s ineffectiveness throughout the night.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
The technology has been criticized for its high price tag, ineffectiveness in improving public safety and lack of transparency.
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Divya Ramjee,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
Delaying this only demonstrates the organization’s ineffectiveness in today’s NBA.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Those numbers make Kaprizov’s ineffectiveness even more sobering as the Wild search for answers against the Stars.
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Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026
Makarim, who was education minister between 2019 and 2024, allegedly favored Google’s Chromebook despite a ministry research team refusing to recommend the laptop model due to ineffectiveness in regions lacking internet access.
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ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
Shawn Chang,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
And his ineffectiveness as a poacher has been amplified by the performances of other big names in the competition’s opening week.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
18 June 2026
That statement stood in stark contrast to the longstanding stodginess of the Kings, which dissipated into flat-out ineffectiveness under Jim Hiller for three quarters of last season until he was sacked.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
Brunson’s ineffectiveness throughout the night.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
The technology has been criticized for its high price tag, ineffectiveness in improving public safety and lack of transparency.
—
Divya Ramjee,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
Delaying this only demonstrates the organization’s ineffectiveness in today’s NBA.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Those numbers make Kaprizov’s ineffectiveness even more sobering as the Wild search for answers against the Stars.
—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026
Makarim, who was education minister between 2019 and 2024, allegedly favored Google’s Chromebook despite a ministry research team refusing to recommend the laptop model due to ineffectiveness in regions lacking internet access.
—
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffectiveness
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Small businesses, with their intimate knowledge of employee contributions, can uniquely protect their human capital while automating inefficiencies, avoiding the pitfalls some larger corporations faced by prematurely replacing staff.
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That round-trip dependency introduces both cost inefficiencies and supply chain vulnerability.
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The impunity of the powerful was measured by the inefficacy of the outraged.
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When on day five of his mayoralty Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the inefficacy of homeless sweeps and avowed to end them, street homeless adults, advocates, and attorneys rejoiced.
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Caroline’s anguish and her ineffectuality at making progress in finding Gabriel make for some frustrating moments as a reader.
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On Tuesday, protesters were asked to bring diapers and write demands for Pradhan’s resignation on them – a satirical swipe at the government’s inability to stop exam leaks, Dipke said.
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This latest collapse, one where the bullpen allowed seven runs over three innings and Caleb Kilian allowed four in the ninth, serves as the latest example of the front office’s inability to reinforce a bullpen that needed reinforcements this winter.
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The most serious charges — which included incompetence, negligence and failure of duty — were dismissed.
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There is where their incompetence comes in.
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“Ineffectiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffectiveness. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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