in effect
Example Sentences
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A hurricane warning was in effect from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to the Gulf County Line in Florida, the NHC said in its latest update.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
An extreme heat warning will be in effect for wide swaths of Southern California through Thursday evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
This, in effect, makes "every phone or tablet kid-safe as a starting point," it said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
They are, in effect, putting themselves at his mercy in the hope that your brother-in-law will take care of them if and/or when they need help.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The more one thought about such numbers, in effect, the more one realized that further thought was futile.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
