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Adjective
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When the law that governs CARE Court was being written, many advocacy groups insisted that coercion is ineffective and that modern mental health care favors treating people in the least restrictive settings possible.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026 -
Their navy has been deemed combat ineffective.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Looking to get rid of love handles or flabby thighs?—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Pizza Though most college students would disagree, microwaving transforms pizza into flabby wedges with rubbery crusts.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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However, those clauses have proved largely ineffectual, according to Conklin.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Mar. 2026
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An evil global cabal, an ineffectual justice system, the exercise of unchecked power by untrustworthy experts—these are familiar themes.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The slide appears to have involved a thick slab of soft snow breaking loose at a weak layer in the snowpack, the report said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Endowed not only with a privileged birthright but—unlike the actual princes over in England, who had weak chins and went bald young—the physical stature to match?—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Beacon Hill is not powerless — our legislative leaders control the agenda, the budget, and the levers of state power.—
Matt Chilliak,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Hybrid attacks are a cocktail of destabilization and deniability, unsettling populations and creating an impression of a strong aggressor and a powerless target.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The clip went viral, representing a rare show of backbone amid what had otherwise been a flaccid Democratic opposition after Trump’s return to office.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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How could an offense that tore up its final two opponents on the way to a Super Bowl victory a year ago and returned 10 of 11 starters have been so flaccid in 2025?—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These categories include young children, older adults, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Niacin was also found to restore function in weakened immune cells, improving their ability to target and destroy tumor cells.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Iranian regime is being rendered impotent.—
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FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Even in places that offer highly advanced health care, doctors have felt impotent trying to undo the damage when these horrors return.—
Patricia Callahan,
ProPublica,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Forceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forceless. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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