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Adjective
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Opting into a federal voucher program that is costly and ineffective would be irresponsible for our state and our students.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025 -
The court ruled that Conley's first trial lawyer was ineffective and failed to prevent her cell phone from being a primary source of evidence, according to Syracuse.com.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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The billboard, which faces north at 11th and Grand avenues, depicts Trump shirtless, flabby, and chest-deep in murky water, wearing a golden crown.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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There is a counterargument on Musk, rooted in two factors: One is that Musk’s disruption was aimed at a federal government that many Americans agree is swollen and flabby.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
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Some have even compared this summer to the inactive, ineffectual years under previous owner Mike Ashley, such has been the volume of silence at times.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The Dodgers’ ineffectual offense against the Brewers wasted an excellent outing from Tyler Glasnow in his second start back from the injured list.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 July 2025
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Those weak harvests, in turn, are due to drought and high temperatures and more generally climate change, which has negatively impacted coffee harvests for several years.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
21 July 2025
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Witness the rally in the railroads last week that crushed shorts banking on weaker transport earnings.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
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Even with all his diplomatic ties, Franklin was powerless to assist Platt because of the Treason Act’s suspension of habeas corpus. Advertisement Newspaper editors and pamphleteers circulated stories about the horrible conditions in the British prisons holding thousands of Americans.—
Time,
Time,
9 July 2025
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Johnson had never been told that a man would be alone with his daughter, and the silence from the school and DCS had left him feeling powerless, Tosto said.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Where some are limp and flaccid, others are robust and unique.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 July 2025
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But Abel had the luxury of pitching to the flaccid Pirates lineup that afternoon.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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This French film featured the sexiest woman in the world at that time, Brigitte Bardot, who appears in the nude and whose husband might be impotent.—
Suzanne Jill Levine
June 30,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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The result continued a stretch of only one win in six across all competitions for a Miami team that began the funk looking impotent in attack, and has now resumed its 2024 habit of being wide open in defense.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Today’s Republican Party is a bunch of weak, spineless cowards who cower in obedient terror at Trump’s feet.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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An erect, sprawling, and spineless cactus, the flowers are white, fragrant, and measure 12 inches long and 8 inches wide.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 June 2025
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