in effect
Example Sentences
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He misled others by starting to exit a trade minutes or hours after saying he was betting against a stock, in effect doing the “opposite” of what others expected him to do, prosecutors said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
He had said, in effect: “I found this contractor myself. He worked on the pool at my golf club.”
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
Their mother made Jerry her health proxy and Arnold the executor of her will, forcing in effect their cooperation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
STV's news service is, in effect, subsidised by the rest of the schedule.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
It bet, in effect, on England rather than France as the hegemonic European power of the future, which proved prophetic.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
