effectuate
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And so I think that he enjoys that a lot on a personal level, but also on a presidential level as someone who wants to effectuate change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 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
They know that their court has limited time, resources, and political capital to effectuate it.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2025
As you mentioned, it was that ambiguity with respect to the "effectuate" term that has since been removed from Judge Xinis' order.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2025
He promised King Haco, to do everything in his power to effectuate a peace between him and the Scottish King; and that he would immediately return to King Haco whenever he desired him.
From The Norwegian account of Haco's expedition against Scotland, A.D. MCCLXIII. by James Johnstone, chevalier de Johnstone
“A lot of this is going to have to be effectuated through policy if we want to see this standardized across the labs,” Purser added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
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
It is estimated that between 5 million and 14 million people will promptly lose Medicaid coverage once that change is effectuated.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2023
“Every time we’ve seen change occur it’s been effectuated from a revelation that has shocked people’s conscience, and that has been the motivator for change,” Walsh said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
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
“The president considers the seizure of the oil tanker as effectuating the administration’s sanction policies,” Leavitt said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
"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
Bonaparte, after effectuating the peace by means of terror, loaded Austria with flattery.
From Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 by Mrs. George Horrocks
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