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Recent Examples of inefficacy
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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Deborah Berkman,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
Brands that rely solely on AI risk not just irrelevance, but inefficacy.
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Sean Dallaskidd,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
As research highlighted the inefficacy and unintended consequences of these laws, states rolled them back or modified them, mostly by partially repealing them or reducing the severity of mandatory sentences.
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John Leverso,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2025
And with Trump poised to take office again, the industry is perhaps rattled by the inefficacy of its previous calls to action—or at least lacks a vision of how to meet the political moment through either art or activism.
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Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Deborah Berkman,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
Brands that rely solely on AI risk not just irrelevance, but inefficacy.
—
Sean Dallaskidd,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
As research highlighted the inefficacy and unintended consequences of these laws, states rolled them back or modified them, mostly by partially repealing them or reducing the severity of mandatory sentences.
—
John Leverso,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2025
And with Trump poised to take office again, the industry is perhaps rattled by the inefficacy of its previous calls to action—or at least lacks a vision of how to meet the political moment through either art or activism.
—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inefficacy
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See and assess your teams’ repetitive tasks, ineffectiveness and common delays.
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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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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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Caroline’s anguish and her ineffectuality at making progress in finding Gabriel make for some frustrating moments as a reader.
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“Inefficacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inefficacy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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