in effect

Example Sentences

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For part of the ceremony, the cathedral in effect became a courthouse where legal rites, written down in 1533 but with their origins much earlier, were enacted.

From BBC

The ban is already in effect in junior and middle schools.

From BBC

That ruling has, in effect, strengthened Benn's power to stop him being named.

From BBC

The trick in these situations is to become aware of how you might be unwittingly mirroring the other person’s anger, outrage or anxiety, and in effect snap out of it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Extreme cold warnings are also in effect for parts of the Midwest and South.

From MarketWatch