effected
Example Sentences
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If the civil-rights revolution was primarily effected by patient application of the laws, “By Any Means” suggests some of its reforms came about via the impatient application of fists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The judge said: "The traffic on this occasion was barely crawling and brought to a standstill while the arrests were effected."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2024
In the end, Musk dictated the Grant’s terms, and the committee effected those wishes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
Charlie Casa, a manager at the electricity company Ergon Energy, said almost 40,000 customers were without power Thursday, with the Port Douglas, Daintree and Mossman regions the worst effected.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
In the case of the Heike crab it was effected more or less unconsciously by the fishermen, and certainly without any serious contemplation by the crabs.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
