in effect

Example Sentences

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Claude Code tracks its coding mistakes and, in effect, teaches itself how to write better code automatically from simple prompts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

I think it’s good to draw attention to the oil embargo that the U.S. has in effect, but also there is an element to what you did that looked from the outside like disaster tourism.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The clause is in effect for a five-year period, which is meant to give time for voters to respond with political consequences if they disagree with the law.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

When she came back last month, with the new H-2A rates in effect, she was offered only the state minimum wage of $16.90 an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

In the future we may have telescopes in the Earth’s orbit, around toward the other side of the Sun, in effect a radio telescope as large as the inner solar system.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan