in effect

Example Sentences

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Its explanation, however, in effect said that AI didn’t generate the troublesome software coding itself, but did give an engineer instructions about how to write the code — erroneously.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

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 slow speed also gives flight teams the best chance of spotting and stopping any unwelcome movement of what is in effect a mobile skyscraper.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Though with Black Protocol in effect there wasn’t much she could do about it.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo