de facto

Example Sentences

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Critics of these arrangements say private-equity firms use them to gain de facto control over law firms while skirting ownership bans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The Make America Healthy Again movement, for which Kennedy is the de facto leader, promotes a diet heavy in meat and animal products, such as butter, beef tallow and raw milk.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

She becomes the de facto “keeper” of these letters and more mementos — a “strange gift,” she writes, the paper trail of something that should never have happened.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Saudi Arabia, Opec's de facto leader, produced over nine million barrels per day.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Sohrab was our nominal forward, which left me de facto defender, but really, both of us played all over the field.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram