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Recent Examples on the WebExecutive orders are at best temporary measures — easily reversed by the next president or overturned in court — and frequently ineffectual. Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022 The Russian invasion has breathed new life into an international justice system widely seen as toothless and ineffectual. Claire Parker, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 Even before Trump took office, the G-20 in recent years had earned a reputation as an ineffectual talking shop, rather than an organization that wielded genuine heft.Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2020 Showers are generally weak and ineffectual, hotel room air conditioning a cruel hoax, and the size of both restaurant portions and parking spaces often measly. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 24 June 2022 For example, Affleck not only rides a bike but also allows his wife cheat on him, so we’re clearly supposed to see him as weak and ineffectual. Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 21 June 2022 In Africa, American efforts to persuade governments not to work with Wagner have generally been late and ineffectual, the officials said. Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 May 2022 In the case of the first forum, Reddit’s crackdown was too little, too late; in the case of the second, the platform’s response was more timely but still ineffectual.The New Yorker, 19 May 2022 Doctors refuse her — one is vaguely understanding, if ineffectual, while another is openly contemptuous and ultimately duplicitous. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2022 See More