as in efficacy
the power to produce a desired result
the prodigious productiveness of the nation's shipyards during World War II
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And then the play gets going — and almost immediately, the efficacy of Evans’s space and Ali’s direction starts to wane.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 June 2026 -
The researchers noted that the efficacy of the treatment depends on a person’s existing gut microbiome.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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The potential pitfall of that is diluting Walker’s effectiveness at his primary position.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The plan was met with mixed reaction, with some praising Starmer for taking action and others questioning the effectiveness of a blanket ban.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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The system forms a 1,243-mile-wide pool of computing power capable of achieving 98 percent of the efficiency of a single data center, Liu Yunjie, chief director of the project and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, told the state publication.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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Supply chains would reach near-perfect efficiency through predictive logistics and dynamic routing.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Productiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/productiveness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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