in effect

Example Sentences

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The same policy will be in effect throughout the upcoming tour.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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

STV's news service is, in effect, subsidised by the rest of the schedule.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He recalls his family going on long trips disguised, in effect, as an ordinary family, and the emotional toll this took on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The snowbank had, in effect, returned to being a silent snowbank.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el