in effect
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, SpaceXAI, Meta and the Chinese companies proliferating open-source models—free for anyone to run on their own hardware—have in effect already kicked off that price war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
By late June, fuel-rationing measures were in effect in 56 regions of Russia, according to a tally by Mediazona, an independent Russian media outlet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Heatwave conditions are expected to remain more widely in the north-west of England, East Midlands, east of England, London and the south-east, where a yellow alert is in effect for the same period.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
A heat advisory for inland areas, including downtown Los Angeles, is in effect starting at 10 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
A foot soldier’s incentive was to make a name for himself; J. T.’s incentive was, in effect, to keep the foot soldiers from doing so.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
