in effect
Example Sentences
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Processors needed markets for what was, in effect, the crop’s increasingly abundant second product.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
"An evacuation order is in effect for all affected properties. Sheriff Deputies have notified residents in person, and a digital alert has been issued by the City."
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
This is a crucial distinction because many commentators in effect have been focusing only on the breadth of Wall Street’s bullishness, and concluding that a top must be near.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Greenland has repeatedly asked the EU to lift its ban on seal products, in effect since 2009, saying it harms indigenous people in the Arctic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Their fifty-three patients were, in effect, a clinical trial, and an astonishingly successful one.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
