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effectuate

[ih-fek-choo-eyt] / ɪˈfɛk tʃuˌeɪt /


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“The board’s only credible path forward is to engage and work with me, one of lululemon’s largest shareholders, to effectuate substantial change,” Wilson said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

"Going forward, U.S. engagement with the WHO will be limited strictly to effectuate our withdrawal and to safeguard the health and safety of the American people," they added.

From BBC Jan. 23, 2026

The court, however, did not affirm Xinis' ruling in full, writing that her call for the administration to "effectuate" Abrego Garcia's return may have overstepped her authority.

From Salon Apr. 19, 2025

Developing a new interpretive model can push communities to articulate a constitutional vision and think about what structural changes are necessary to effectuate that vision.

From Slate May 8, 2024

This notice is not to be construed as a censure on the agents, but it is designed to effectuate a general settlement of the affairs of the Society.

From History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society by Frederick Loviad Harvey

A White House spokesperson said of the cuts at the time that EI-ISAC’s work no longer effectuated the priorities of the Department of Homeland Security.

From Salon May 21, 2026

That metric is called effectuated enrollment, which is viewed as a more accurate reflection of ACA enrollment than sign-ups.

From MarketWatch Jan. 13, 2026

Most directors exercise this power in a very robust way to make sure the priorities that matter to the American people are the ones being effectuated.

From Slate Dec. 9, 2024

“I am gratified by this commitment. However, the university has not yet effectuated this promise, nor has it explained exactly how and when it will do so.”

From Seattle Times Mar. 5, 2022

The Great Depression effectuated a sea change in American race relations and party alignment.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

His work continued, along with a few others, thanks to support from Murmur, an organization designed to support labels and industry names, effectuating the commitments made when the Music Climate Pact was signed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

ISS centers its recommendations around whether the activists have made a compelling case that change is warranted and, if so, which nominees are more likely to succeed at effectuating the change.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 15, 2018

"We have had unprecedented success at effectuating the President’s agenda," Sessions said.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2018

Of course, I suspect he will now start effectuating the development of the law from without!

From Slate Sep. 18, 2017

In effectuating some of the most important of these establishments, the different governments of Europe had as little merit as in projecting them.

From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Germain Garnier




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